In the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

A buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.

• A buffalo cannot defend another buffalo against a lion.

• Buffalo cannot defend buffalo against lions.

• Buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.

• Buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.

• I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had won as a prize.

• I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I have won as a prize.

• I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had to win as a prize.

• I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had to win as a prize.

• If the room was brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.

• If the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.

• Had the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.

• Had the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.

• tea to coffee

• tea after coffee

• both tea and coffee

• both tea and coffee

• destroying

• damaging

• demolishing

• demolishing

106. In the following questions, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

Maggie took a hot bath because she was working in the garden all afternoon.

• is

• has

• had been

• had been

• during the

• at the end of the

• for the

• for the

• just as normal children do

• even as normal children are doing

• along with normal children

• along with normal children

• very glad

• so glad

• to glad

• to glad

• vein

• wane

• vain

• vain