Question

Direction : Look at the bold part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them, (a), (b) or (c), is better than the bold part, indicate your response on the answer sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d), or 'no improvement as your response on the answer sheet

Question: We have instructions from the headquarters not purchase any new car this year


Choices (With Correct Answers)

that not purchase



not purchasing



not to purchase



no improvement


Chosen Answer(s)
that not purchase

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is not to purchase. option C.

As the given question, the sentence needs to be more bold and hence it needs to be grammatically more accurate.

• The sentence that was given in the question lacked a 'to' after not and before purchase.
• when we choose option c (not to purchase), the sentence becomes grammatically correct and also sounds correct when we say it out loud hence the sentence is improved from the original one.
• henceforth the correct answer to be chosen is option c (not to purchase)

we have instructions from the headquarters not to purchase any new car this year.

Answer 2

Option C not to purchase is the right answer.

• If we look at the options option a 'that not purchase' seems to be grammatically incorrect.
• 'not purchasing' any new car this year also sounds grammatically incorrect.
• The sentence lacks 'to' after 'not' in the sentence.
• Then only the sentence becomes grammatically correct and sensible.
• The correct sentence will be:  We have instructions from the headquarters not to purchase any new car this year.

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