Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer

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Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

As soon as she noticed the workmen, she asked them what they have been doing.

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    what have they being doing
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    what they had been doing
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    had they been doing
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    No improvement
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Answer : 2. "what they had been doing"

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Directions : Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (E) as the answer.

It is the crippling losses suffered by US banks have led to the current economic slump.

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    which have led to
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    that have led
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    leading into
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    have lead to
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    No correction required
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Answer : 1. "which have led to "

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Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

She remained a receptionist until well in middle age.

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    until well in her middle age
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    well until in middle age
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    until well into middle age
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "until well into middle age"

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Answer : 3. "used to denote"

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Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

You should give ear to what the teacher says.

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    an ear
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    a ear
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    the ear
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    No improvement
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"

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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 ) .

I made a lecture. 

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    will make
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    gave
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    would make
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    No improvement
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Answer : 2. "gave"

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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 substitution required’.
Tomatoes sown around July in the southern states are harvested in October.

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    Tomatoes sowing around July
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    Tomatoes sown under July
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    Tomatoes sow around July
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 4. "No substitution required"

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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 ) .

Since we are living in Chennai for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city. 

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    Since we have been living
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    Since we were living
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    Being that we lived
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    No improvement
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Answer : 1. "Since we have been living "

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