Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

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Answer : 2. "No substitution required"

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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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    thicker to water
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    warmer from water
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    thicker than water
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "thicker than water"

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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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    sneak a peeks
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    sneak a peek
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    sneak and peek
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    sneaking and peeking
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "sneak and peek "

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Answer : 1. "A"

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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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    was cooling and have
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    No improvement required
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    were cool and have
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    was coolest and has
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Answer : 2. "No improvement required"

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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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    these are
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    it is this
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    No substitution
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    is there
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Answer : 3. "No substitution"

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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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    she was going
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    was she gone
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    will she go
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Answer : 1. "she was going"

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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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    is for the 2nd floor
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    is on the 2nd floor
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    is with the 2nd floor
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    is at the 2nd floor
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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."

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