Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
The tribe lived with different customs.
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5facecd0aa6ba574512f786c- 1onfalse
- 2bytrue
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Answer : 2. "by"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
Venezuelans were being deprived of food and medicines for the past year.
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6018f6e065f0475903811b8a- 1have beentrue
- 2arefalse
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Answer : 1. "have been"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
She are having two brothers and three sisters.
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64cce8148f85ca71558f2b66- 1No improvementfalse
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- 3hastrue
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Answer : 3. "has"
Explanation :
Explanation: The verb "has" is the correct form to use with the pronoun "she." The original sentence, "She are having," is grammatically incorrect.
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
“What a fine piece of workmanship this is!” he exclaimed.
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611e1bd408d7b65efee73216- 1these arefalse
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Answer : 3. "No substitution"
Q:Directions : A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences given below. Identify the statements where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. If the word has been used correctly in all the statements, mark (e), “All of these”, as your answer.
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(i) The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.
(ii) The merger of these two companies would vague the world's biggest accounting firm
(iii)The president had a vague reception in Ohio this morning.
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617f97d89737a63d8affee90(ii) The merger of these two companies would vague the world's biggest accounting firm
(iii)The president had a vague reception in Ohio this morning.
- 1Only (i)true
- 2Both (i) and (ii)false
- 3Both (ii) and (iii)false
- 4Both (ii) and (iii)false
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Answer : 1. "Only (i) "
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The authorities are assured the people that they will look into the matter.
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646b47bc83ab324a706219a7- 1has assuredtrue
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Answer : 1. "has assured"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Our office is in the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
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64802b4162f8ada0354f9d18Our office is in the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
- 1is for the 2nd floorfalse
- 2is on the 2nd floortrue
- 3is with the 2nd floorfalse
- 4is at the 2nd floorfalse
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Answer : 2. "is on the 2nd floor"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
Our office is on the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
Explanation: When referring to the location of a place within a building, we use "on" instead of "in." Therefore, the correct preposition in this context is "on the 2nd floor."
Q:Directions ( Q 126 - 130) Which of the phrases (1), ( 2 ) , ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and No correction is required ‘, mark (5) as the answer.
The painter never let anyone sneaks a peek at his work before it was finished.
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5da41c11fac0ed7fa90c4260- 1sneak a peeksfalse
- 2sneak a peekfalse
- 3sneak and peektrue
- 4sneaking and peekingfalse
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