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.
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:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Some children are much more 'aggressive then' others.
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632ae12e5c208a6bf7e34ba3- 1Aggressively thanfalse
- 2Aggressive thantrue
- 3Aggressively thenfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "Aggressive than"
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Mr. Pramod couldn’t wait to trying out his new recipe.
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64635042c899b466f44b8864- 1waited to try outfalse
- 2wait for try outfalse
- 3waited to tryfalse
- 4wait to try outtrue
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Answer : 4. "wait to try out"
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 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 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: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 modern publishing industry is dominated by a small number of large companies that have abandoned on more or less the same business model for decades
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64d9ce69462ecdc3adab83b5- 1frownedfalse
- 2reliedtrue
- 3caughtfalse
- 4influencedfalse
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "relied"
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’.
Ariel was convinced that something fishy is going up behind his back.
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64c8e2e13fde307e3f4f67a8- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2was going ontrue
- 3goes onfalse
- 4was going upfalse
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Answer : 2. "was going on"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Ariel was convinced that something fishy was going on behind his back.
Explanation: The verb tense in the reported speech should be consistent, so "is going" should be changed to "was going." Additionally, the preposition "on" should be replaced with "behind" for the sentence to convey the intended meaning.

