Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
 My mother’s sister work since eight hours every weekday. 

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    working of eight
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    works for eight
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    work for eight
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    No improvement required
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Answer : 2. "works for eight "

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Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.

Chandra's good gestures "will highly appreciated".

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    Will be highly appreciate
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    Will be high appreciative
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    Will be highly appreciated
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "Will be highly appreciated "

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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’.

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the most he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

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    but a most
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    but the more
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    although the more
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 2. "but the more"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the more he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

Explanation: The phrase "the most he thought about it" should be replaced with "the more he thought about it" for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The phrase "the more" is used to indicate an increase in intensity or degree, which is appropriate in this context.

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 She bought the fine cloth in the store.

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    more fine
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    finest
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    most fine
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    finer
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Answer : 2. "finest"

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Directions: Which of the phrases given below should replace the word/phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark No correction required' as the answer.

Despite of working hard, Barcelona couldn't make it to the semi-final of the Champions League.

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    Despite working hard
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    In spite of working hard
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    In spite working hard
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    Both 1 and 2
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    No correction required
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Answer : 4. "Both 1 and 2"

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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’.

The first meeting of the Standing Committee will be hold next week.

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    No substitution required
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    will be holding next week
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    will be held next week
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    will held next week
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Answer : 3. "will be held next week"

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Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.

 According to the best available information, the facts 'are' true.

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    Is
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    Has
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    Has been
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    No improvement
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"

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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’.

This appears to be the handiwork of someone who to belong to a criminal gang.

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    No substitution required
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    who belongs
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    who is belonging
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    which belongs
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Answer : 2. "who belongs"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

This appears to be the handiwork of someone who belongs to a criminal gang.

Explanation: The original sentence has a verb tense issue. "To belong" should be replaced with "belongs" to maintain the correct present tense form in this context.

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