Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Santhosh asked me where 'was my pen'.
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633186c55c208a6bf7017ede- 1My pen wastrue
- 2My pen arefalse
- 3Is my penfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "My pen was "
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: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 first meeting of the Standing Committee will be hold next week.
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64870681e8d2170cb3a1ebaa- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2will be holding next weekfalse
- 3will be held next weektrue
- 4will held next weekfalse
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Answer : 3. "will be held next week"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
The black sky 'was illuminated' by forked lightning.
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632ae25a4ada076be65cc78e- 1Was illuminatefalse
- 2Illuminatingfalse
- 3Have illuminatedfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
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’.
I will accept the responsibility while a time comes.
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64cba6f79e9013486a93d2a9- 1when the timetrue
- 2whenever a timefalse
- 3No improvementfalse
- 4until a timefalse
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Answer : 1. "when the time"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
I will accept the responsibility when the time comes.
Explanation: In this sentence, "while" should be replaced with "when" to indicate a specific point in time. Additionally, "a" should be inserted before "time" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
My mother’s sister work since eight hours every weekday.
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6435139f2b960e1a41a851b8My mother’s sister work since eight hours every weekday.
- 1working of eightfalse
- 2works for eighttrue
- 3work for eightfalse
- 4No improvement requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "works for eight "
Q:Recognise the erroneous part in the given sentence and choose the most appropriate answer from the options given to ensure a meaningful sentence.
As she kept walking to me, my heart skipped a beat.
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645a1b414e367dedfc2e9389- 1As she kept walking within me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 2As she kept walking from me, my heart skipped a beatfalse
- 3As she kept into me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 4As she kept walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat.true
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Answer : 4. "As she kept walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat."
Q: In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement'.
Although both the United States and China are formidable world powers, India should side with the later.
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64d4cda980ef1e74b4d3f05c- 1India should side along the laterfalse
- 2India should side with the lattertrue
- 3India should side along the latterfalse
- 4India should be siding with the laterfalse
- 5No Improvementfalse
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