Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

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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’.

Monika has learn French for a long time.

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    has learning
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    has been learnt
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    has been learning
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 3. "has been learning"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

Monika has been learning French for a long time.

Explanation: The verb form "learn" should be changed to "learning," and the auxiliary verb "has been" should be used to indicate the ongoing action of learning that has been happening for a period of time.

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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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    need being able
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    need be able
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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.

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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 doctor bade me taking the medicine immediately after breakfast.

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    bid me to taking
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    bade me to take
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    bade me take
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Answer : 2. "bade me to take"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

The doctor bade me take the medicine immediately after breakfast.

Explanation: In this sentence, the base form of the verb "take" should be used after the verb "bade." The construction "bade me taking" is incorrect; it should be "bade me take" to convey the intended meaning.

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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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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.

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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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    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.

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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’.

Jamnalal Bajaj was one of the few businessmen who incurred the wrath of the British for supporting the freedom movement.

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    to supporting
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Answer : 3. "No substitution required"
Explanation :

The original sentence is grammatically correct and conveys its intended meaning effectively. There is no need for substitution or improvement in the underlined segment. 

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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’.

A hole is in my pocket.

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    There is a hole
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Answer : 3. "There is a hole"
Explanation :

An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, etc. The adverb 'there' is used to introduce the subject of a sentence, especially before the verbs be, seem, and appear. Example: There seemed to be a problem with finding a date for the meeting. Hence in the given underlined part of the sentence, the correct choice will be the 1st option i.e. There is a hole.

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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 will accept the responsibility while a time comes.

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    until a time
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Answer : 1. "when the time"
Explanation :

The correct sentence is:

I will accept the responsibility when the time comes.

Explanation: In this sentence, "while" should be replaced with "when" to indicate a specific point in time. Additionally, "a" should be inserted before "time" to make the sentence grammatically correct.

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