Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
More than one person was killed in the accident.
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5fa3ac17e4a5020b7717e9bc- 1were killedtrue
- 2are killedfalse
- 3have been killedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "were killed "
Q: Directions: In the question given below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to the highlighted part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D).
Scarcely had he left when his friend came.
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603768fb24cd273bc4f51482Scarcely had he left when his friend came.
- 1He had left scarcelyfalse
- 2He scarcely had leftfalse
- 3He had scarcely leftfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
Many a man would welcome to opportunity
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5e269845301d877fadb35ec9- 1Many manfalse
- 2A many manfalse
- 3Many a menfalse
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Answer : 4. "No improvement "
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.
The poor Brahmin led a hand to mouthful existence and could use any job which paid him a little.
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5ea6bf818127c42fd38d621e- 1handful to mouthful existencefalse
- 2hand to mouth existencetrue
- 3handing for mouthful existingfalse
- 4hand and mouth existfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "hand to mouth existence"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
The teacher said, “It is time that your daughter has learned how to write.”
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5f0551fe26cfc348bd70ed38- 1learnedfalse
- 2had learntfalse
- 3learnttrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "learnt"
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.
When we went to wonder of worlds, I loved that really big old silver antique car that was parked in the parking lot of the East India Mall.
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5ea6bcbb8127c42fd38d5675- 1Really old silver big antique carfalse
- 2Really big silver old antique carfalse
- 3Really big silver antique carfalse
- 4Really big old silver antique cartrue
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Answer : 4. "Really big old silver antique car"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
No Sooner did I get into the bus when it started moving.
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5d957dcd31f48d43df24e156- 1thenfalse
- 2whilefalse
- 3thantrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "than"
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 improvement.
They dissuaded me of visiting the War Memorial but I really wanted to see it.
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5e85be1c5ff0513fc6035314They dissuaded me of visiting the War Memorial but I really wanted to see it.
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- 2No improvementfalse
- 3from visitingtrue
- 4to visitingfalse
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