Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bold part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement."
Too much of anything is good for everything.
(1) No improvement
(2) a thing
(3) all things
(4) nothing
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the fourth option "nothing".
This choice introduces the antonym "nothing" to contrast with "everything". It conveys clearly that excess of everything is bad, which means it is good for nothing.
Therefore, the correct sentence is "Too much of anything is good for nothing".
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The prisoner was kept in jail.
(1) kept in confined
(2) kept in confinement.
(3) No Improvement
(4) kept in confirmation.
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
He is (in) of sorts today.
(1) out
(2) on
(3) outside
(4) No Improvement
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(1) called
(2) known by
(3) known as
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(1) mock
(2) shout at
(4) torture
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(1) entrance
(2) opening
(4) doorway
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