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'.
 I work hardly too earn bread and butter for my family. 

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    work hardest too
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    work hard to
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    No improvement required
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    works hardly to
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Answer : 2. "work hard to "

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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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In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement'.

Although both the United States and China are formidable world powers, India should side with the later.

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    India should side along the later
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    India should side with the latter
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    India should side along the latter
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    India should be siding with the later
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    No Improvement
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Answer : 2. "India should side with the latter"

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave.

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    By a magnifying glass
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    Using magnifying glass
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    No substitution
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    With a magnifying glass
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Answer : 4. "With a magnifying glass"

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’.

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 most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.

There was an argument about if we shall move to another city.

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    about if we should move
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    on if we shall be moving
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    about whether we should move
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "about whether we should move"
Explanation :

The correct sentence is:

There was an argument about whether we should move to another city.

Explanation: In this sentence, "if" should be replaced with "whether" to introduce a indirect yes-no question. Additionally, "shall" should be replaced with "should" to form a correct conditional statement.

Q:

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

 Santhosh asked me where 'was my pen'.

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    My pen was
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    My pen are
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    Is my pen
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    No improvement
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Answer : 1. "My pen was "

Q:

Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.

Wind

A. That noise you can hear is the tape winding back.

B. The blow to my stomach knocked the wind out of me.

C. The sails flapped in the wind.

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    Only B
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    A and C
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    B and C
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    Only C
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    All of the above
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"

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