Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
A dishonest employee plays fast with his boss.
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645a27a3131c83edd3e75935- 1plays stop and runfalse
- 2plays quick and slowfalse
- 3plays run and stopfalse
- 4plays fast and loosetrue
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Answer : 4. "plays fast and loose"
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 to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
This appears to be the handiwork of someone who to belong to a criminal gang.
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64b778dd2dc867f593fdd10e- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2who belongstrue
- 3who is belongingfalse
- 4which belongsfalse
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Answer : 2. "who belongs"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
This appears to be the handiwork of someone who belongs to a criminal gang.
Explanation: The original sentence has a verb tense issue. "To belong" should be replaced with "belongs" to maintain the correct present tense form in this context.
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.
Tariffs (A) has imported (B) higher China (C) on 603 items imposed (D) from the US.
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64ec8c3e2bbb242750d1b46c- 1Only A-Bfalse
- 2Only B-Cfalse
- 3Both A-B and B-Dfalse
- 4Both A-C and B-Dtrue
- 5The sentence is correct.false
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Answer : 4. "Both A-C and B-D"
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 substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’
A tigress has given birth to a cub in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, taking the big cat population to 78.
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6482f407f4063d472f37226d- 1no substitution requiredtrue
- 2is given birthsfalse
- 3was birthedfalse
- 4has give birthfalse
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Answer : 1. "no substitution required"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Suresh has only been working here since one month and he has already learnt the job.
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649036c8bf323e479ac5435b- 1here for one monthtrue
- 2here from one monthfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4here ever since one monthfalse
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Answer : 1. "here for one month"
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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