Sentence Completion

CHAPTER - 5

SENTENCE COMPLETION

A sentence needs a word or phrase or clause to give complete sense. Completing a sentence is one of the frequently asked questions in competitive examinations either for job or for higher studies. This exercise has to be practised regularly to know the suitability of words. This kind of question is grammar based or vocabulary based. The blanks in the sentence can be filled with any part of speech. Some examples are given below for your reference.

Examples

I. Fill in the blanks with the suitable noun:

He was treated like a --------- and cast out from his community

a. Ascetic

b. prodigy

c. outcast

d. tyro

e. prodigal

Ascetic means a hermit or sage or a person who has renounced the world.

Prodigy is a gifted person with extraordinary skills especially at a young age.

Outcast is the one rejected by the society.

Tyro means a beginner or novice.

Prodigal is wasteful. Prodigal person is a wasteful person.

Hence the blank has to be filled with 'outcast'

II. Fill in the blank with suitable noun:

The teacher accused me of ----------- because my essay was so similar to that of another student.

a. procrastination

b. plagiarism

c. celerity

d. confustion

e. decorum

Procrastination - delay in action or postponing works

Plagiarism - copying another person's content without acknowledging emeldon

Celerity - swiftness of movement.

Confusion - chaos

Decorum - etiquette or requirement in behavior and attitude.

Answer: 'Plagiarism' because other choices are not suitable.

III. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjective:

People from all over the world are sent by their doctors to breathe the pure, air in this mountain region.

a. invigorating

b. soporific

c.debilitating

d. insalubrious

e.aromatic.

invigorating - making one feel strong and vigorous

soporific - inducing sleep or drowsiness

debilitating - weakening

insalubrious - unwholesome

aromatic - full of fragrance.

Ans: 'invigorating' is the suitable word. The place is suggested by the doctors and hence 'making one strong or vigorous must be the suitable word.

IV. Fill in the blank with suitable verb:

The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ------- on as flercely as ever.

a) Trudges

b) meanders

c) edges

d) ambles

e) rages

Trudges - walks slowly

Meanders - follows a winding course Eg.river

Edges - corners

Ambles - walks slowly

Rages - uncontrollably exists

Ans: 'rages' is the correct answer.

V. Fill in the blank with suitable compound relative pronoun:

------- comes here is welcome.

a) Whichever

b) whomsoever

c) howsoever

d) whoever

Ans: 'whoever' is the correct answer.

VI. Fill in the blank with suitable adverb:

……… the disease has gone into remission. it may not recur.

a) highly

b) gladly

c) thankfully

d) gracefully

e) loudly

Ans: Thankfully' is the correct answer. 'remission' means the severity of the disease being lessened. The disease may not recur and so thankfully is an apt word.

VII. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:

He acceded ------ my request.

a) for

b) with

c) beyond

d) to

e) by

Ans: 'to', 'acceded' is normally followed by 'to'

Who Said That English Is Easy. Fill This Blank With "YES" Or "NO".

1.____ don't have brain.

2. ------ I dont have sense.

3. ---------- I am stupid.

VIII. Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction:

They need not endure --------- there is cure.

a) and

b) but

c) or

d) although

e) because

Ans: 'because' is the right answer.

IX. Fill in the blank with suitable interjection:

------ !, we have won the trophy.

 a) Oh

b) Alas

c) Hush

d) Hurrah

e) Hello

Ans: 'Hurrah' is the right answer. 'Hurrah' is an interjection used for joyous occasions.

X. Fill in the blank with the suitable option

If she -------- we would be in trouble.

a) will find out

b) found out

c) finds out

d) had found out

Ans: 'found out' is the right answer. It is based on one of the three rules of 'if clauses.