Directions (1-5): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’ mark (e) as the answer.
1.He was so tired that he could barely keeping his eyes open while driving. (2)
(a) Can barely keep
(b) Could barely keep
(c) Can bare keep
(d) Could bear to keep
(e) No correction required
2.He was a men of few words but was very intelligent and respected by one and all. (1)
(a) man of few words
(b) man of few wordings
(c) men of few word
(d) man to few words
(e) No correction required
3.She was feeling very asleepy, today as she had not slept very well the previous night. (3)
(a) very asleep
(b) very sleeping
(c) very sleepy
(d) very sleep
(e) No correction required
4.She waited with bated breath as the names of the top rankers were announced. (5)
(a) as bated breathe
(b) for bedting breath
(c) with beated breath
(d) to beat breath
(e) No correction required
5.As Veena got ready to leave for the exam her mother kissed her and wished her lucky. (4)
(a) wish her luckily
(b) wishes her luck
(c) wishing her luckily
(d) wished her luck
(e) No correction required
