Sentence Corrections - Questions
 

Sentence Corrections - Question 1


The employees viewed the work-sharing plan with hostility....................the seniority system and negatively affect their retirement benefits.


1. having feared that it will undermine
2.fearing that it would undermine
3.having the fear that it would undermine
4. feared that it would undermine
5.fearing that it will undermine

Question 2


In many coastal New England towns,............................ for generations, displaying and selling their catch dockside at the end of each day.


1.the fisherman still operates as they have
2.the fisherman still operates as was done
3.fishermen still operate as they have done
4.the fisherman still operates as he has
5.fishermen still operate as they had

Question -3

The significant number of overtime and weekend hours accumulated by many employees in order to compensate for overly optimistic deadlines ..............................................?


1.lend validity to the observation that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week
2.lends validity to the observation of many of the firm's top managers' still pining for the era of the six-day work week
3. lends validity to the observation of many of the firm's top managers, still pining for the six-day work week era
4. lend it validity to observe that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week
5. lends validity to the observation that many of the firm's top managers still pine for the era of the six-day work week



regards

SAMIA SIBGA

I think these are answers tell me if i am correct or not
Q1 2
Q2 3
Q3 1

[B]There are Errors in Sentences...correct these [/B]

1.The members of the committee conduced in the end that the topic under discussion should be postponed until further notice.

(a) members
(b) conduced
(c) topic
(d) be postponed



2.By taking ahead with the proposal without reference to other members of the board, the chairman got into serious trouble.

(a) taking ahead
(b) proposal
(c) chairman
(d) serious trouble


3.We decided that there were no other substances to discuss and for the first time in ages we decided to close the meeting and go home early.

(a) decided
(b) substances
(c) in ages
(d) to close

4.The aiming that the company had set itself of doubling production within 5 years has certainly not been reached.

(a) aiming
(b) set itself
(c) within
(d) been reached

5.It was a difficult topic to discuss but after lengthening discussions it was finally agreed that the whole business should be looked at by a much smaller group.

(a) topic
(b) lengthening
(c) agreed
(d) should be

6.The chairman insisted that the members were not getting their priories right because they were spending far too much time on less significant matters.

(a) insisted
(b) getting
(c) priories
(d) less significant

7.The leader of the group has to produce a progression report at the end of each financial year so that shareholders know how successful the company has been.

(a) leader
(b) progression report
(c) financial year
(d) has been

8.It would be a complete wastage of time if we tried to debate that issue again because last time we reached no conclusion.

(a) would be
(b) wastage
(c) issue
(d) conclusion

9.If you want something to be brought over at the next meeting, you must give sufficient notice to the clerk to the corporation.

(a) brought over
(b) sufficient
(c) clerk
(d) corporation

10.We don't have a regular timetable, we simply meet periodic if and when there appear to be enough items to justify drawing up an agenda.

(a) timetable
(b) periodic
(c) there appear
(d) to justify