Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate word segment for the underlined word in the given sentence.
Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor.
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6479e133411cb5478d8b34e2Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor.
- 1cut downtrue
- 2less downfalse
- 3lower downfalse
- 4up downfalse
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Answer : 1. "cut down"
Explanation :
In the given sentence, "Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor," the word "advised" is used correctly and does not require substitution.
Explanation:
Pintu has been advised: This part of the sentence indicates that someone (in this case, Pintu's family doctor) gave advice or recommendations to Pintu. "Advised" is the past participle form of the verb "advise," used in passive voice.
to reduce smoking: This infinitive phrase clarifies the advice given to Pintu. He has been advised to reduce his smoking habit, meaning he should smoke less or quit smoking altogether.
by his family doctor: This prepositional phrase tells us who gave the advice, specifying that it was Pintu's family doctor. The preposition "by" indicates the source or origin of the advice.
The sentence conveys the idea that Pintu received advice from his family doctor to cut down on smoking, and the structure of the sentence is correct and clear.
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Rajan is having three brothers and three sisters.
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647ef73ae72c4684a1e14291Rajan is having three brothers and three sisters.
- 1Rajan has been havingfalse
- 2Rajan hastrue
- 3Rajan was havingfalse
- 4Rajan havingfalse
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Answer : 2. "Rajan has"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
Rajan has three brothers and three sisters.
Explanation: The verb "has" is the correct form to use with the pronoun "Rajan." The original sentence, "Rajan is having," is not grammatically incorrect but sounds less natural in this context. Using "has" makes the sentence sound more standard and common in English.
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Our office is in the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
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64802b4162f8ada0354f9d18Our office is in the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
- 1is for the 2nd floorfalse
- 2is on the 2nd floortrue
- 3is with the 2nd floorfalse
- 4is at the 2nd floorfalse
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Answer : 2. "is on the 2nd floor"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
Our office is on the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.
Explanation: When referring to the location of a place within a building, we use "on" instead of "in." Therefore, the correct preposition in this context is "on the 2nd floor."
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 hotels were heavy booked for the festival in Banaras.
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64b64d2ce154aff533776124- 1are heavy bookedfalse
- 2were heavily bookingfalse
- 3were heavily bookedtrue
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "were heavily booked"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
The hotels were fully booked for the festival in Banaras.
Explanation: The phrase "fully booked" means that all the available rooms in the hotels were reserved, which is the appropriate expression for indicating that there are no more rooms available for booking.
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’.
A team of biologists have been discovered four new species of horned frogs in the North Eastern region of India.
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64b64ef988d5e4f52dd5bc87- 1has been discoveredfalse
- 2has been discoveringfalse
- 3has discoveredtrue
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "has discovered"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
A team of biologists has discovered four new species of horned frogs in the North Eastern region of India.
Explanation: The subject "team of biologists" is singular, so the verb should be singular as well. "Has discovered" is the correct verb form to use in this case.
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’.
Hardly had we stepped out of the building then we get drenched.
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64b6503b568e7ff594b41542- 1that we are gettingfalse
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3than we gotfalse
- 4when we gottrue
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Answer : 4. "when we got"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Hardly had we stepped out of the building when we got drenched.
Explanation: The phrase "then we get drenched" should be replaced with "when we got drenched" to maintain the correct verb tense. "When" is the appropriate subordinating conjunction to use in this context.
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’.
I couldn’t sleep in case of being very tired.
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64b65b1ce2108a72392b3ac9- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2even thoughfalse
- 3in spite oftrue
- 4in order offalse
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Answer : 3. "in spite of"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
I couldn't sleep because I was very tired.
Explanation: The phrase "in case of being very tired" is awkward and not commonly used in English. Instead, you can use the phrase "because I was very tired" to clearly express the reason for not being able to sleep.
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 Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.
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64b6875e568e7ff594b539c2- 1No substitution requiredtrue
- 2but we wasfalse
- 3but we arefalse
- 4so we werefalse
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Answer : 1. "No substitution required"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need substitution. It is already grammatically correct:
The Ghats in Benaras were very crowded but we were able to watch the Ganga aarti clearly.