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 greed of human beings leads to over utilization of natural resources.
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60c1d691b0fa62518b3e8d74- 1leads forfalse
- 2No substitution requiredtrue
- 3lead tofalse
- 4leading tofalse
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Answer : 2. "No substitution required"
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 ) .
Blood is thicker of water.
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5f55d853d094fa460c064ece- 1thicker to waterfalse
- 2warmer from waterfalse
- 3thicker than watertrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "thicker than water"
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
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "sneak and peek "
Q:Pick out the correct sentence from those given below:
(A) This is the most interesting project I have seen so far.
(B) This is more interesting project I have seen so far.
(C) This is a more interesting project I have seen so far.
(D) This is the mostest interesting project I have seen so far.
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5e6a1cf9ee03046acc57fa5b(B) This is more interesting project I have seen so far.
(C) This is a more interesting project I have seen so far.
(D) This is the mostest interesting project I have seen so far.
- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'
The water at her place was cool and had a metallic taste.
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6411baeb539cee0fcabeb4f4- 1was cooling and havefalse
- 2No improvement requiredtrue
- 3were cool and havefalse
- 4was coolest and hasfalse
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Answer : 2. "No improvement required"
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
- 2it is thisfalse
- 3No substitutiontrue
- 4is therefalse
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Answer : 3. "No substitution"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
I courteously asked her where was she going but she did not reply.
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5f60525280a26b7dab0038fd- 1she was goingtrue
- 2was she gonefalse
- 3No improvementfalse
- 4will she gofalse
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Answer : 1. "she was going"
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."

