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’.
It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.
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64be7504c3da05b2214aa335- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2he who encouraged metrue
- 3he who encouraged Ifalse
- 4him who encourages mefalse
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Answer : 2. "he who encouraged me"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
It was he who encouraged me when I was feeling low.
Explanation: In formal English, the pronoun "he" is used after the verb "was" to function as the subject complement in this sentence. Additionally, the objective form of the pronoun "me" should be used, and the verb "encouraged" should be followed by the object pronoun "me."
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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Answer : 2. "face the music"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined par t of the given sentence.
One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
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64523def56b58a4236976156One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
- 1passive role in making the trendsfalse
- 2futile part in making trendsfalse
- 3significant role in enduring the trendstrue
- 4docile part in enduring trendsfalse
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Answer : 3. "significant role in enduring the trends"
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’.
A hole is in my pocket.
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64cba4e7b6a5e472e27bdb55- 1A hole are therefalse
- 2A hole there isfalse
- 3There is a holetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "There is a hole"
Explanation :
An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, etc. The adverb 'there' is used to introduce the subject of a sentence, especially before the verbs be, seem, and appear. Example: There seemed to be a problem with finding a date for the meeting. Hence in the given underlined part of the sentence, the correct choice will be the 1st option i.e. There is a hole.
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’.
We are coping the problems with the best of our ability.
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64cce4099e9013486a97a62a- 1coping in the problems byfalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3coping with the problems totrue
- 4coping the problems atfalse
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Answer : 3. "coping with the problems to"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
We are coping with the problems to the best of our ability.
Explanation: The verb "coping" should be followed by the preposition "with," and the definite article "the" is necessary before the noun "problems." Additionally, the phrase "to the best of our ability" is a common idiomatic expression used to indicate doing something as well as one can.
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: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are given to the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.
He slapped the team into action and they headed for the town at a more leisure pace.
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64d4cd12a798377447228b5c- 1many leisurelyfalse
- 2many leisuredfalse
- 3more leisure pacedfalse
- 4more leisurely pacetrue
- 5No improvement requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "more leisurely pace"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
The teacher advised the children to not went near the lake.
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64901e8cbf323e479ac4d29e- 1don't gofalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3not to gotrue
- 4not to be goingfalse
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