Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.
Some American officials lead (A) to hope that resumed (B) sanctions on Iran will appear (C) to a popular uprising (D).
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64ec8949aeb51645683a64b1- 1A-Bfalse
- 2A-Ctrue
- 3B-D and A-Cfalse
- 4A-Dfalse
- 5The sentence is correctfalse
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Answer : 2. "A-C"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Major hubs of the information technology industry is the Silicon Valley of Central California.
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643513182b960e1a41a8518bMajor hubs of the information technology industry is the Silicon Valley of Central California.
- 1No improvement requiredfalse
- 2A major hub oftrue
- 3Major hub byfalse
- 4The majors hub offalse
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Answer : 2. "A major hub of "
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 required’.
Of the two plans submitted by the architect, this is the one more likely to be accepted.
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6487070af4063d472f417a04- 1much likelyfalse
- 2No substitution requiredtrue
- 3most likelihoodfalse
- 4most likelyfalse
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Answer : 2. "No substitution required"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I was look forward to helping you complete the project.
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645cc5e9cdae930acb6a8337I was look forward to helping you complete the project.
- 1look forward helpingfalse
- 2look forward to helpingtrue
- 3look forwarding to helpsfalse
- 4look forwarding to helpingfalse
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Answer : 2. "look forward to helping"
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 required’.
He couldn’t believe it at first, so the most he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.
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64b69226e2108a72392c67b8- 1but a mostfalse
- 2but the moretrue
- 3although the morefalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "but the more"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
He couldn’t believe it at first, so the more he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.
Explanation: The phrase "the most he thought about it" should be replaced with "the more he thought about it" for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The phrase "the more" is used to indicate an increase in intensity or degree, which is appropriate in this context.
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’.
Many a person are unable of distinguish right from wrong.
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64cce1b89e9013486a979960- 1are unable tofalse
- 2are capable offalse
- 3is unable totrue
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Answer : 3. "is unable to"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
Many a person is unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Explanation: "Many a person" is a singular phrase and should be followed by a singular verb, which is "is" in this case. Additionally, the preposition "of" should be replaced with "to," and the article "the" is needed before the noun "right."
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases given below should replace the word/phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark No correction required' as the answer.
Despite of working hard, Barcelona couldn't make it to the semi-final of the Champions League.
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64d1ee1fa798377447182af0- 1Despite working hardfalse
- 2In spite of working hardfalse
- 3In spite working hardfalse
- 4Both 1 and 2true
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both 1 and 2"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Who is talking in the phone?
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6458e605f3618908bf6ca9ae- 1forfalse
- 2ontrue
- 3withfalse
- 4atfalse
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