Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.
Fellow
A. He seemed like a decent fellow.
B. He's a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
C. A member of staff was sacked for stealing from fellow employees.
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64d4cc38bd50dd8e2e11c5c7- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3A and Bfalse
- 4A and Cfalse
- 5All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"
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’.
My uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
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6462148b4f2cce9843373a0aMy uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
- 1has been doingtrue
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3didfalse
- 4doingfalse
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Answer : 1. "has been doing"
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: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
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64621249c899b466f448514fMy sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
- 1carried metrue
- 2flew mefalse
- 3ran mefalse
- 4lifted mefalse
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Answer : 1. "carried me"
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.
How it is possible for a multi-edition newspaper to produce completely different newspapers for various cities?
(I) Is it possible for
(II) Does it possible to
(III) How is it possible for
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64f5caf9d9188da39a0e333f(II) Does it possible to
(III) How is it possible for
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Only (III) is correctfalse
- 4Both (I) and (III) are correcttrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both (I) and (III) are correct"
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 have been working with children before, so I know what to expect.
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64cce4dd42082e8c9b8db080- 1No improvementfalse
- 2have workedtrue
- 3am workingfalse
- 4workfalse
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Answer : 2. "have worked"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need improvement. It is already grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning effectively:
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The clock that we have in our town square is a big in the whole town
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64634b47c899b466f44b84c0- 1the biggerfalse
- 2the bigfalse
- 3the biggesttrue
- 4a biggestfalse
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Answer : 3. "the biggest"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
He is an excessively enthusiastic and strict follower of Judaism.
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6462134545f1450a80c6a9abHe is an excessively enthusiastic and strict follower of Judaism.
- 1a janissaryfalse
- 2a Zionistfalse
- 3a zealottrue
- 4a healerfalse
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