Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.
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645229c656b58a42369718d9Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.
- 1to scoringfalse
- 2to have scoredfalse
- 3to scoretrue
- 4to scoresfalse
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Answer : 3. "to score"
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’.
On winter evenings, a haze of smog hang in Delhi.
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64c106fee2108a72394c9e26- 1hangs overtrue
- 2is hanging overfalse
- 3hangs upfalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "hangs over"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
On winter evenings, a haze of smog hangs in Delhi.
Explanation: The verb "hangs" agrees with the singular subject "haze." In the original sentence, "hang" is incorrect in this context.
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.
Pointing out the benefits of the GST within a month of its implementation, Modi said that goods are being transported much faster, highways have become clutter-free and pollution levels had gone down and increased speed of trucks.
(I) are being lowered with the decreased
(II) have come down with the increased
(III) have been lowered because of decreasing
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64f5cc8ce805c36ec0f0392e(II) have come down with the increased
(III) have been lowered because of decreasing
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Only (II) is correcttrue
- 3Only (III) is correctfalse
- 4Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only (II) is correct"
Q: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Mary doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watched them.
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644b993f244f7ecdff5eef7d- 1do not watched thisfalse
- 2doesn’t watch themtrue
- 3No improvementfalse
- 4does watching themfalse
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Answer : 2. "doesn’t watch them"
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. Choose option 5 ‘None of the above’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences.
Ascent
A. She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year.
B. She nodded her ascent to the proposal.
C. His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
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64d4ccafbd50dd8e2e11c645- 1Only Cfalse
- 2Only Afalse
- 3A and Ctrue
- 4B and Cfalse
- 5None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "A and C"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I don’t get on with the new boss, so I have asked to transferring to another branch of the company.
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645a1a84b6bd2dee1c926586- 1will have ask to be transferfalse
- 2have asked to be transferredtrue
- 3having ask to be transferredfalse
- 4have been ask to be transferringfalse
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Answer : 2. "have asked to be transferred"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave.
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64903a3abf323e479ac55ae3- 1By a magnifying glassfalse
- 2Using magnifying glassfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4With a magnifying glasstrue
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Answer : 4. "With a magnifying glass"
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.
Washing your hands at regular intervals could be the most effective method to staying healthy and protecting yourself from various ailments.
(I) is the most effective way of staying
(II) can be the most effective way to stay
(III) has the effective effect to stay
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64f5ccf918913c5bfc7f3ad7(II) can be the most effective way to stay
(III) has the effective effect to stay
- 1Only (I) is correcttrue
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4All are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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