Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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’.
The place was not cold only and also damp.
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64cce16e29beb3482a58df6e- 1No improvementfalse
- 2only cold not alsofalse
- 3not only cold but alsotrue
- 4not only cold and bothfalse
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Answer : 3. "not only cold but also"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
The place was not only cold but also damp.
Explanation: In this sentence, the use of "only" and "also" is redundant. Instead, "not only...but also" is the correct correlative conjunction to use. Also, the conjunction "and" should be replaced with "but" for proper contrast between the coldness and dampness of the place.
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
To err is human, to forget divine.
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5f362858dcc354083314bbb3- 1Foregofalse
- 2Forgivetrue
- 3Excusefalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "Forgive"
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.
NATO ally world (A) leads the Turkey (B) in the journalists (C) of number (D) jailed.
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64ec8d2d4a145f0934e93989- 1A-B and C-Dtrue
- 2Only B-Cfalse
- 3A-C and B-Dfalse
- 4A-Dfalse
- 5The sentence is correct.false
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Answer : 1. "A-B and C-D"
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’.
I couldn’t sleep in case of being very tired.
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64b65b1ce2108a72392b3ac9- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2even thoughfalse
- 3in spite oftrue
- 4in order offalse
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Answer : 3. "in spite of"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
I couldn't sleep because I was very tired.
Explanation: The phrase "in case of being very tired" is awkward and not commonly used in English. Instead, you can use the phrase "because I was very tired" to clearly express the reason for not being able to sleep.
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’.
Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
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64b6503b568e7ff594b41542- 1that we are gettingfalse
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3than we gotfalse
- 4when we gottrue
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Answer : 4. "when we got"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Hardly had we stepped out of the building when we got drenched.
Explanation: The phrase "then we get drenched" should be replaced with "when we got drenched" to maintain the correct verb tense. "When" is the appropriate subordinating conjunction to use in this context.
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed select ‘No improvement required’.
He fell over in studies owing to his illness.
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6491688b4e0960e0546aca46- 1fell behindtrue
- 2fell forfalse
- 3No improvement requiredfalse
- 4fell outfalse
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Answer : 1. "fell behind"
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
Mohan frequently wastes his money on luxurious objects such as cars and digital devices.
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646232cd4f2cce98433796faMohan frequently wastes his money on luxurious objects such as cars and digital devices.
- 1Extravaganttrue
- 2Businessmanfalse
- 3Consumerfalse
- 4Capitalistfalse
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Answer : 1. "Extravagant "
Q:Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (E) as your answer.
vulnerable (A) your child’s computer usage(B) because kids are quite monitor (C) to online predators(D).
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64e4910b60749cb6f2e1d46f- 1C-Dfalse
- 2A-Bfalse
- 3B-Dfalse
- 4A-Ctrue
- 5No rearrangementfalse
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