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’.
There was an argument about if we shall move to another city.
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64cce06c29beb3482a58daf4- 1about if we should movefalse
- 2on if we shall be movingfalse
- 3about whether we should movetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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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.
Apple's new "operate" system for phones and tablets, iOS 11, is getting some much-sought-after updates.
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63318eb72ff7535af66ccbc9- 1Operatingtrue
- 2Operationalsfalse
- 3Operatedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "Operating "
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: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
We want to divide the expenses between the three of us.
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6450e00339143d085f375b7eWe want to divide the expenses between the three of us.
- 1atfalse
- 2amongtrue
- 3fromfalse
- 4forfalse
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Answer : 2. "among"
Q: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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64870681e8d2170cb3a1ebaa- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2will be holding next weekfalse
- 3will be held next weektrue
- 4will held next weekfalse
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Answer : 3. "will be held next week"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
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64621249c899b466f448514fMy sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
- 1carried metrue
- 2flew mefalse
- 3ran mefalse
- 4lifted mefalse
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Answer : 1. "carried me"
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.
With cyberspace giving an opportunity to many to express themselves, the question that remains unanswered is whether their voices are heard?
(I) As cyberspace might be giving
(II) While cyberspace may have given
(III) Although cyberspace has given
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64f5cba8e805c36ec0f03478(II) While cyberspace may have given
(III) Although cyberspace has given
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4Both (II) and (III) are correcttrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both (II) and (III) are correct"
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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