Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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: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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Answer : 4. "As she kept walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat."
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’.
I have been working with children before, so I know what to expect.
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64cce4dd42082e8c9b8db080- 1No improvementfalse
- 2have workedtrue
- 3am workingfalse
- 4workfalse
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Answer : 2. "have worked"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need improvement. It is already grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning effectively:
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’.
The doctor bade me taking the medicine immediately after breakfast.
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64c3acb766a41f484c1dc1c3- 1bid me to takingfalse
- 2bade me to taketrue
- 3bade me takefalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "bade me to take"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
The doctor bade me take the medicine immediately after breakfast.
Explanation: In this sentence, the base form of the verb "take" should be used after the verb "bade." The construction "bade me taking" is incorrect; it should be "bade me take" to convey the intended meaning.
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 that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The clock that we have in our town square is a big in the whole town
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64634b47c899b466f44b84c0- 1the biggerfalse
- 2the bigfalse
- 3the biggesttrue
- 4a biggestfalse
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Answer : 3. "the biggest"
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’.
We are coping the problems with the best of our ability.
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64cce4099e9013486a97a62a- 1coping in the problems byfalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3coping with the problems totrue
- 4coping the problems atfalse
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Answer : 3. "coping with the problems to"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
We are coping with the problems to the best of our ability.
Explanation: The verb "coping" should be followed by the preposition "with," and the definite article "the" is necessary before the noun "problems." Additionally, the phrase "to the best of our ability" is a common idiomatic expression used to indicate doing something as well as one can.