Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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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64d4caf1e0ce5574968b469f- 1Only Bfalse
- 2A and Cfalse
- 3B and Cfalse
- 4Only Cfalse
- 5All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"
Q:Direction: Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
Quite a few research institutes are growing in free India bearing the names of scientists winning recognition of Western countries, mainly Europe.
(I) has grown in free India which bears the names of
(II) have grown up in free India that bears the names of
(III) grew up in free India bearing the names of
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64f5cd3a2bbb242750eb1222(II) have grown up in free India that bears the names of
(III) grew up in free India bearing the names of
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Only (III) is correcttrue
- 4Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "Only (III) is correct"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
The black sky 'was illuminated' by forked lightning.
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632ae25a4ada076be65cc78e- 1Was illuminatefalse
- 2Illuminatingfalse
- 3Have illuminatedfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
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.’
A tigress has given birth to a cub in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, taking the big cat population to 78.
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6482f407f4063d472f37226d- 1no substitution requiredtrue
- 2is given birthsfalse
- 3was birthedfalse
- 4has give birthfalse
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Answer : 1. "no substitution required"
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’.
I wished I have tried more harder.
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62fe03e08921e519c141d18b- 1No substitutionfalse
- 2had tried hardertrue
- 3had tried more hardfalse
- 4have tried hardestfalse
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Answer : 2. "had tried harder"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
The conference "will been a" celebration of women's achievements.
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632ae0e5751e5310a5c0f3f9- 1Will be anfalse
- 2Would be anfalse
- 3Will be atrue
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Answer : 3. "Will be a "
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Sumithra 'would have missed' the cab if she had not hurried.
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6331879a1fdfd616ed8d1f33- 1Would have missingfalse
- 2Would has been missingfalse
- 3Missedfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
Q:Recognise the erroneous part in the given sentence and choose the most appropriate answer from the options given to ensure a meaningful sentence.
As she kept walking to me, my heart skipped a beat.
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645a1b414e367dedfc2e9389- 1As she kept walking within me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 2As she kept walking from me, my heart skipped a beatfalse
- 3As she kept into me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 4As she kept walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat.true
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