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Aptitude Test Topic: Sentence Correction

This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part.

Directions

This question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

This question tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.

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Sentence Correction: Use of Tenses Practice MCQ

Question Statement:

Frustrated by the limited career options in his small, rural hometown, Fahad ran away with the circus and was becoming a contortionist.

Frustrated by

small, rural hometown

with the circus

was becoming

No Error

Explanation:

Correct Answer: D

There is no reason for the last verb in this sentence to be in the past progressive tense—it happened at a singular point in the past. The corrected sentence reads, "Frustrated by the limited career options in his small, rural hometown, Fahad ran away with the circus and became a contortionist."

Question: 10 Test: 1 of 2 Next Test

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You are taking Aptitude Test No. 1

Each aptitude test is comprised of 10 except the last test which might have fewer than 10 in some topics.

You are at question (MCQ) number 10 and Test Number 1 of Sentence Correction: Use of Tenses. To deal with Sentence Correction questions, you must take lesson on the subject. In case of science and Art subjects revise your text books and in case of general aptitude topics take lessons from the topic page.

The question: Frustrated by the limited career options in his small, rural hometown, Fahad ran away .... with options: Frustrated by, small, rural hometown, with the circus, was becoming can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Sentence Correction.