Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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:Direction: In the given statement some words have been highlighted. These words may not be at the correct place making the sentence grammatically and contextually incorrect. Choose the option which represents the correct sequence of words, which will make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If the sentence is correct as it is choose ‘E’ i.e. ‘No rearrangement required’ as your answer.
In state (A), authority is vested in the rule of citizenship that politics (B) the powers of the limits (C).
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64d9f5ed462ecdc3adac33ad- 1ACBfalse
- 2CABfalse
- 3BACfalse
- 4BCAtrue
- 5No rearrangement requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "BCA"
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.
In 2016, rising (A) violence in Pathankot (B) by Islamic militants culminated (C) in attacks on Indian forces at Uri and Kashmir (D).
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64ec8d8013af0928f84f8716- 1Both A-C and B-Dfalse
- 2Both A-D and B-Cfalse
- 3Only B-Dtrue
- 4C-Dfalse
- 5The sentence is correct.false
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Answer : 3. "Only B-D"
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.
Q:Direction: In the given statement some words have been highlighted. These words may not be at the correct place making the sentence grammatically and contextually incorrect. Choose the option which represents the correct sequence of words, which will make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If the sentence is correct as it is choose ‘E’ i.e. ‘No rearrangement required’ as your answer.
Regular exercise can help boost (A) stress levels, lead (B) your chances of appetite control and reduce (C) to significant weight loss.
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64d9f637462ecdc3adac33c0- 1CBAfalse
- 2BCAfalse
- 3CABtrue
- 4ACBfalse
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Answer : 3. "CAB "
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’.
My uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
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6462148b4f2cce9843373a0aMy uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
- 1has been doingtrue
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3didfalse
- 4doingfalse
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Answer : 1. "has been doing"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I find playing chess to be difficult than playing poker.
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6462275bc899b466f448beaa- 1to be more difficulttrue
- 2to be lesser difficultfalse
- 3to be most difficultfalse
- 4to be same difficultfalse
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Answer : 1. "to be more difficult"
Q: Q.56 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence.
Her writing is very ilegible and so she loses marks in her exam.
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64621418cdae930acb76c766Her writing is very ilegible and so she loses marks in her exam.
- 1illeggiblefalse
- 2illegibelfalse
- 3illegibletrue
- 4illegalfalse
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