Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Tariffs (A) has imported (B) higher China (C) on 603 items imposed (D) from the US.
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64ec8c3e2bbb242750d1b46c- 1Only A-Bfalse
- 2Only B-Cfalse
- 3Both A-B and B-Dfalse
- 4Both A-C and B-Dtrue
- 5The sentence is correct.false
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Answer : 4. "Both A-C and B-D"
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:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Suresh has only been working here since one month and he has already learnt the job.
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649036c8bf323e479ac5435b- 1here for one monthtrue
- 2here from one monthfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4here ever since one monthfalse
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Answer : 1. "here for one month"
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: 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’.
Madhu is only a daughter of her parents.
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643fc4bd1ce944a93eafcf4dMadhu is only a daughter of her parents.
- 1the onlytrue
- 2only onefalse
- 3No substitution requiredfalse
- 4an only onefalse
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Answer : 1. "the only "
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
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "Will be a "
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He dreams big than his friends.
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6452406b223d4c08a7dd1cc9He dreams big than his friends.
- 1biggertrue
- 2more bigfalse
- 3biggestfalse
- 4most bigfalse
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Answer : 1. "bigger"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
The Ukranian soldiers passed in for several weeks.
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646230ab4d91510a5db5903aThe Ukranian soldiers passed in for several weeks.
- 1hanged tofalse
- 2get offfalse
- 3held outtrue
- 4hanged infalse
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