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 ) .
The poor villagers have waited in bitter cold for more than four hours now.
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5fa3afd9e4a5020b77181bc8- 1have been waitingtrue
- 2had waitedfalse
- 3has been waitingfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "have been waiting "
Q: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
We keeps a horse, two cows, and six chickens.
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644a60f2389f65682176b967- 1has keeps afalse
- 2keep atrue
- 3keeping afalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "keep a"
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’.
We are waiting for the minister for the last two hours
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6462228e4f2cce984337746a- 1We have been waitingtrue
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3We were waitingfalse
- 4We would be waitingfalse
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Answer : 1. "We have been waiting"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
The sound was thin and unnatural, and the voices were blurred by static.
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5f361f875977f60e813432ef- 1offalse
- 2infalse
- 3withfalse
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
Take the next turning but the one on your left.
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5f361fcf5977f60e81343339- 1thefalse
- 2firstfalse
- 3onetrue
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Answer : 3. "one"
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’.
The Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.
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64b6875e568e7ff594b539c2- 1No substitution requiredtrue
- 2but we wasfalse
- 3but we arefalse
- 4so we werefalse
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Answer : 1. "No substitution required"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need substitution. It is already grammatically correct:
The Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below a part of the sentence is given in bold. It is then followed by three options. Find the alternative that can replace the given bold part to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the alternatives is correct and the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.
A misogynist is a person who is hating women.
(i) Who are hating
(ii) Who have hate
(iii) Who hates
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64ec850c2bbb242750d1839f(i) Who are hating
(ii) Who have hate
(iii) Who hates
- 1Both (i) and (iii)false
- 2Only (i)false
- 3Both (ii) and (iii)false
- 4Only (iii)true
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Only (iii) "
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.
The father with his children were expected to attend the function.
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6438f0711ce944a93ea14978The father with his children were expected to attend the function.
- 1arefalse
- 2havefalse
- 3No Improvementfalse
- 4wastrue
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