Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Washing your hands at regular intervals could be the most effective method to staying healthy and protecting yourself from various ailments.
(I) is the most effective way of staying
(II) can be the most effective way to stay
(III) has the effective effect to stay
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64f5ccf918913c5bfc7f3ad7(II) can be the most effective way to stay
(III) has the effective effect to stay
- 1Only (I) is correcttrue
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4All are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only (I) is correct"
Q:Direction: In the given question, a word has been printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened word have been given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the five given options. In case the given sentence is correct as it is, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No replacement required".
The wedding received extensive welcoming in the newspapers.
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64d9cdf4ebd5c374728a018e- 1accountsfalse
- 2criticfalse
- 3coveragetrue
- 4huntfalse
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "coverage"
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’.
On winter evenings, a haze of smog hang in Delhi.
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64c106fee2108a72394c9e26- 1hangs overtrue
- 2is hanging overfalse
- 3hangs upfalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "hangs over"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
On winter evenings, a haze of smog hangs in Delhi.
Explanation: The verb "hangs" agrees with the singular subject "haze." In the original sentence, "hang" is incorrect in this context.
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
Why are you looking on my face like this?
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6435269172ca731a992a646fWhy are you looking on my face like this?
- 1looked at myfalse
- 2No improvement requiredfalse
- 3looking on minefalse
- 4looking at mytrue
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Answer : 4. "looking at my"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I don’t get on with the new boss, so I have asked to transferring to another branch of the company.
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645a1a84b6bd2dee1c926586- 1will have ask to be transferfalse
- 2have asked to be transferredtrue
- 3having ask to be transferredfalse
- 4have been ask to be transferringfalse
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Answer : 2. "have asked to be transferred"
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: In the given question, a word has been printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened word have been given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the five given options. In case the given sentence is correct as it is, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No replacement required".
After an deliberate period of inactivity, Vesuvius erupted with devastating force in AD 79.
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64d9cd5b90a003851df7ec72- 1enlargedfalse
- 2essentialfalse
- 3amplifiedfalse
- 4extendedtrue
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "extended"
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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