Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer

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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    He had left scarcely
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    He scarcely had left
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    He had scarcely left
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    No improvement
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Answer : 4. "No improvement "

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Answer : 3. "learnt"

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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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    of visit
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    No improvement
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    from visiting
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    to visiting
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Answer : 3. "from visiting"

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Answer : 2. "obey"

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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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    were killed
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    are killed
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    have been killed
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    No improvement
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Answer : 1. "were killed "

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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 ) .

We has finished our lunch half an hour ago.

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    had finished
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    will have finished
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    finished
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    Wrong
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "finished"

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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"

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Answer : 2. "is"

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