Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
The success of Mithali’s squad has generated fresh interest in the women’s game in India, and as various goodies have been dangled many are calling for a female equivalent of the IPL.
(I) besides various goodies being dangled
(II) various goodies are being dangled
(III) apart from various goodies being dangled
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64f5cdd34687b15f94b65feb(II) various goodies are being dangled
(III) apart from various goodies being dangled
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (III) are correcttrue
- 4All are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "Both (I) and (III) are 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’.
If somebody attacks you, you needs be able to defend yourself.
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64c3ac4fbd3d254806861dc0- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2need to be abletrue
- 3need being ablefalse
- 4need be ablefalse
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Answer : 2. "need to be able"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Explanation: The verb "needs" should be changed to "need," and the word "be" should be included for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The corrected sentence indicates the necessity of being able to defend oneself if attacked.
Q:Direction: In the given question, a word has been printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened word have been given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the five given options. In case the given sentence is correct as it is, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No replacement required".
After an deliberate period of inactivity, Vesuvius erupted with devastating force in AD 79.
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64d9cd5b90a003851df7ec72- 1enlargedfalse
- 2essentialfalse
- 3amplifiedfalse
- 4extendedtrue
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "extended"
Q: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Mary doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watched them.
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644b993f244f7ecdff5eef7d- 1do not watched thisfalse
- 2doesn’t watch themtrue
- 3No improvementfalse
- 4does watching themfalse
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Answer : 2. "doesn’t watch them"
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’.
The song was so moving as all eyes became wet.
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64c3ad5596ae1f484205849c- 1thenfalse
- 2whenfalse
- 3thattrue
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "that"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
The song was so moving that all eyes became wet.
Explanation: The subordinating conjunction "that" is needed to connect the two clauses in the sentence. It indicates the cause-and-effect relationship between the moving song and the teary-eyed reaction.
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Sumathi was 'a industriously' and willing worker.
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632ae1f81656651c9e9a8857- 1An industrioustrue
- 2A industriousfalse
- 3An industriouslyfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "An industrious "
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave.
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64903a3abf323e479ac55ae3- 1By a magnifying glassfalse
- 2Using magnifying glassfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4With a magnifying glasstrue
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Answer : 4. "With a magnifying glass"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
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6450f79e13eb5908ae2f19fbIf we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
- 1face the windfalse
- 2face the musictrue
- 3face the darkfalse
- 4face the stickfalse
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