Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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’.
She was too startled at first saying something , but finally she blurted out the truth.
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64c0ffaa874e2103e8d8f09a- 1say somethingfalse
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3saying anythingfalse
- 4to say anythingtrue
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Answer : 4. "to say anything"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
She was too startled at first to say anything, but finally, she blurted out the truth.
Explanation: The phrase "to say something" is the appropriate choice here. The verb "startled" is typically followed by an infinitive verb form, so "to say" is used. Additionally, the sentence benefits from proper punctuation, including a comma after "first" and another after "finally."
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
According to the best available information, the facts 'are' true.
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632b17ea1656651c9e9c5445- 1Isfalse
- 2Hasfalse
- 3Has beenfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
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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Answer : 2. "on"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Everyone in the fraternity has his own 'set in' prejudices.
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633187e45c208a6bf7019104- 1Set byfalse
- 2Set oftrue
- 3Set onfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "Set of"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The new shop that opened last week are hardly sufficient stock of the products that it advertised about.
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647884d4d0c6d8fd08537a2fThe new shop that opened last week are hardly sufficient stock of the products that it advertised about.
- 1hardly hadn’tfalse
- 2hardly hadtrue
- 3hardly is havingfalse
- 4is hadfalse
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Answer : 2. "hardly had"
Q:Direction: Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
Every Open House we held since 2013 reaffirmed our belief that there is a need for human intervention to retain its trust and credibility over the age of anonymous communication.
(I)to retain trust and credibility in this age of
(II)to retaining trust and credibility ageing
(III)for retention of trust and credible age of
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64f5cab2e805c36ec0f02e7e(II)to retaining trust and credibility ageing
(III)for retention of trust and credible age of
- 1Only (I) is correcttrue
- 2Only (III) is correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 4Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only (I) is correct"
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’.
Jamnalal Bajaj was one of the few businessmen who incurred the wrath of the British for supporting the freedom movement.
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64c8e42f3fde307e3f4f696f- 1in support offalse
- 2supportingfalse
- 3No substitution requiredtrue
- 4to supportingfalse
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Answer : 3. "No substitution required"
Explanation :
The original sentence is grammatically correct and conveys its intended meaning effectively. There is no need for substitution or improvement in the underlined segment.
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 areassured the people that they will look into the matter.
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6482f2b1a33e0f47b7799b02- 1have assuredtrue
- 2have been assuredfalse
- 3No substitution requiredfalse
- 4has assuredfalse
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