Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

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’.

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the most he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

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    but a most
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    but the more
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    although the more
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 2. "but the more"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the more he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

Explanation: The phrase "the most he thought about it" should be replaced with "the more he thought about it" for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The phrase "the more" is used to indicate an increase in intensity or degree, which is appropriate in this context.

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined par t of the given sentence.
 One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.

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    passive role in making the trends
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    futile part in making trends
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    significant role in enduring the trends
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    docile part in enduring trends
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Answer : 3. "significant role in enduring the trends"

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Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

If proper treat, the wound should heal within a few weeks.

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    proper treated
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    properly treated
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    properly treatment
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    No improvement
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Answer : 2. "properly treated"

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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    about if we should move
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    on if we shall be moving
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    about whether we should move
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    No improvement
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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:

Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.

Wind

A. That noise you can hear is the tape winding back.

B. The blow to my stomach knocked the wind out of me.

C. The sails flapped in the wind.

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    Only B
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    A and C
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    B and C
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    Only C
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    All of the above
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"

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 song was so moving as all eyes became wet.

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    then
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    when
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    that
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 3. "that"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

The song was so moving that all eyes became wet.

Explanation: The subordinating conjunction "that" is needed to connect the two clauses in the sentence. It indicates the cause-and-effect relationship between the moving song and the teary-eyed reaction.

Q:

Direction: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are given to the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.

He slapped the team into action and they headed for the town at a more leisure pace.

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    many leisurely
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    many leisured
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    more leisure paced
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    more leisurely pace
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    No improvement required
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Answer : 4. "more leisurely pace"

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