DSAT R&W Practice Question-Standard English Conventions- Form, Structure, and Sense - Hard
DSAT R&W Practice Question-Standard English Conventions- Form, Structure, and Sense – Hard
DSAT R&W Practice Question-Standard English Conventions- Form, Structure, and Sense – Hard is part of Standard English Conventions : This section measures revision skills and knowledge to conform to core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation
Weightage : 26%
Subtopic: Standard English Conventions
Question
Rabinal Achí is a precolonial Maya dance drama performed annually in Rabinal, a town in the Guatemalan highlands. Based on events that occurred when Rabinal was a city-state ruled by a king, ______ had once been an ally of the king but was later captured while leading an invading force against him.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. Rabinal Achí tells the story of K’iche’ Achí, a military leader who
B. K’iche’ Achí, the military leader in the story of Rabinal Achí,
C. the military leader whose story is told in Rabinal Achí, K’iche’ Achí,
D. there was a military leader, K’iche’ Achí, who in Rabinal Achí
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans. A
Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is the best answer. The modifier “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modifiers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the first word after the comma.
Choice B is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modifier “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modifiers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the first word after the comma. Choice C is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modifier “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modifiers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the first word after the comma. Choice D is incorrect. This doesn’t complete the text in a way that conforms to the conventions of Standard English. The modifier “Based on events…by a king,” is describing the drama “Rabinal Achí.” Modifiers need to be next to the subjects they describe, so “Rabinal Achí” needs to be the first word after the comma.
Question
In the 1970s, Janaki Ammal, a prominent botanist, emerged as a powerful voice in India’s environmental conservation movement. Her exhaustive chromosomal survey of plants in Silent Valley, a pristine tropical forest in Kerala, India, that is home to nearly 1,000 species of native flora (many of which are endangered), ______ instrumental in the government’s decision to preserve the forest.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. are
B. were
C. have been
D. was
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans. D
Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is the best answer. The subject “survey” is singular, and so is the verb “was.”
Choice A is incorrect. The subject “survey” is singular, but the verb “are” is plural. Choice B is incorrect. The
subject “survey” is singular, but the verb “were” is plural. Choice C is incorrect. The subject “survey” is singular, but the verb “have been” is plural.