Sentence Correction: Passive Voice & Adverbs

CAT 1999 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Verbal Ability

All CAT 1999 Slot 1 questionsMore Verbal Ability questionsAll CAT VARC

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the best alternative among the four.

Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end <u>would otherwise only delay for a few days and</u> at the cost of great pain.

  1. A.

    be delayed for a few days

  2. B.

    be delayed for a few days and

  3. C.

    be otherwise only delayed for a few days and

  4. D.

    otherwise only delay for a few days and

Answer

C

Explanation

'End' must be in the passive voice ('be delayed'), and the adverbs 'otherwise only' should precede 'delayed'.

Practise this under exam conditions

Sign in to solve it with a live timer, the on-screen CAT calculator, and streak and accuracy tracking across every question you attempt.

Solve in the workspace