AMCAT Sentence Improvement and Construction Quiz-1

Answer - also attended

In the given context, the sentence would make more sense in the simple past tense.

The underlined part hence must be replaced with 'also attended' to make it a grammatically correct sentence because here the action had already happened and it is being talked about in the present. So we use simple past tense.

Answer: No sooner did the the company post a hiring for an executive
When the sentence begins with a negative adverbial phrase, the order of the subject and the verb is interchanged and the verb is used in auxiliary form. So, did is inserted before the noun (the company).

Answer: was completely mesmerized
In ‘was complete in mesmerizing’ we find that an extra word ‘in’ has been inserted, due to this, the option gets widely deviated from the phrase in bold.
We also cannot use ‘had’ with mesmerized because it is a state of being and not having or possessing.
Between the ‘ing’ and ‘ed’ form, we use ‘ed’ because it is preceded by the adverb ‘completely; which modifies the verb mesmerized.

Answer - If you have prepared properly, you will have no trouble in clearing the exam in the first attempt
The first conditional is used to express the future consequence of a realistic possibility now or in the future.
In such conditional forms, the sentence takes the following form
If + Subject + present tense verb + object, subject + will + infinitive + Extra parts.
So, in the given sentence, the action of revision has a present occurrence, while the outcome is set in future.

Answer - The reason I went early to the gym yesterday was that my meeting had been scheduled one hour before its time

We can see that the sentence speaks of a single completed event (went) on the same day the speaker talks about, and it was the result of another event (the meeting was scheduled) which is also in the past from the perspective of the speaker.

The cause will have Past perfect tense (because this completed action has an important effect at the later past time) and the outcome will have Simple past tense. The main verb in that sentence will take simple past tense.

So, the required verbs will be as follows: went, was and had been scheduled

Answer - Is required to showcase his
The usage of 'their' and ‘are’ is wrong in the given sentence.
If 'of' is used after 'each, every, one, etc.' the noun or pronoun that comes immediately after 'of' will be in plural form but the noun or pronoun that comes in the latter part of the sentence will be in the singular form.
According to the rule and example that are given above, 'Is required to showcase his' will be used in the underlined part of the given sentence.

Answer - passed away at
The given sentence is in the past indefinite tense.
The past indefinite tense is used to denote the actions that happened in the past.
When a past time like yesterday, last month, name of any specific day, etc. is given, the sentence must be in the past indefinite tense.
In the past indefinite tense, v2 is used.
In the given sentence, past time i.e. yesterday has been mentioned. So, the sentence should be in the past indefinite tense.
According to the rule and example that are given above, 'passed away at' will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.

Answer - i did not buy it
The use of 'bought' with the helping verb 'did' is wrong.
The given sentence is in the past indefinite tense and in the past indefinite tense the helping verb 'did' is used in the negative and interrogative sentences.
Generally, v2 is used in the past indefinite tense but if the sentence is negative or interrogative 'did + v1' is used.
According to the rule and example that are given above, 'I did not buy it’ will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.

Answer - 'although she has been practicing'.
The given sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense because the action started in the past (one week) and is still continuing in the present form.
The structure used in the present perfect continuous tense-
subject+ has/have + been + v1 + ing + object + for/since + time.
According to the rule and example that are given above, 'although she has been practicing' will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.

Answer - No improvement
There are some verbs that are followed by v1 + ing.
Some examples of these verbs are: enjoy, love, hate, like, admit, deny, finish, avoid etc.
Eg - she admitted going to the park everyday.
According to the rule and examples that are given above, 'being punished' is correct in the given sentence.