Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 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’.
If somebody attacks you, you needs be able to defend yourself.
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64c3ac4fbd3d254806861dc0- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2need to be abletrue
- 3need being ablefalse
- 4need be ablefalse
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Answer : 2. "need to be able"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Explanation: The verb "needs" should be changed to "need," and the word "be" should be included for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The corrected sentence indicates the necessity of being able to defend oneself if attacked.
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’.
It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.
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64be7504c3da05b2214aa335- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2he who encouraged metrue
- 3he who encouraged Ifalse
- 4him who encourages mefalse
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Answer : 2. "he who encouraged me"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
It was he who encouraged me when I was feeling low.
Explanation: In formal English, the pronoun "he" is used after the verb "was" to function as the subject complement in this sentence. Additionally, the objective form of the pronoun "me" should be used, and the verb "encouraged" should be followed by the object pronoun "me."
Q: Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.
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6478819b272940f010e51d50Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.
- 1Stalefalse
- 2Delicioustrue
- 3Nutritiousfalse
- 4Rottenfalse
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Answer : 2. "Delicious"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Do you mind me to being here while you are working?
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6452290bf3618908bf5a4635Do you mind me to being here while you are working?
- 1you can mind me to befalse
- 2you minds me to befalse
- 3you mind me beingtrue
- 4you will mind me to beingfalse
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Answer : 3. "you mind me being"
Q:Directions: Which of the following phrases given below in the options should replace the phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct and does not require any correction mark 'No correction required' as your answer.
Saudi Arabia will send its first-ever woman astronaut on a space mission later this year, in the latest move to revamp the kingdom's ultra conservative image.
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64e340ad60749cb6f2ddc592- 1to revamped the kingdom'sfalse
- 2to revamp the kingdomsfalse
- 3to revamping the kingdom'sfalse
- 4to revamp the kingdoms'false
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
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6450f79e13eb5908ae2f19fbIf we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
- 1face the windfalse
- 2face the musictrue
- 3face the darkfalse
- 4face the stickfalse
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Answer : 2. "face the music"
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.
Southeast Asian countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but ASEAN has some way to go before it can call itself a real community.
(I) though ASEAN has something to do
(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
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64f5cd81aeb516456853b86a(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 3Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4All are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
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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