Improvement of Sentences 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’.

Ariel was convinced that something fishy is going up behind his back.

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    No substitution required
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    was going on
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    goes on
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    was going up
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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:

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’.

I have been working with children before, so I know what to expect.

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    No improvement
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    have worked
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    am working
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    work
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Answer : 2. "have worked"
Explanation :

The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need improvement. It is already grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning effectively:

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

Fifty litres of milk are donated by the committee to the orphanage every week.

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    are donated by a committee
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    are being donated by the committee
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    No substitution
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    is donated by the committee
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Answer : 4. "is donated by the committee"

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