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’.
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.
Juliet is telling to Ben to complete the work immediately.
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643d43ff19f0af16e38c60e1- 1tellingtrue
- 2informing tofalse
- 3sayingfalse
- 4asking tofalse
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Answer : 1. "telling"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Don’t provoke Harsha, otherwise, she will give you a slap.
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64621bd145f1450a80c6c017- 1Do not vacillate Harshafalse
- 2Do not exasperate Harshatrue
- 3Do not hesitate Harshafalse
- 4Do not equivocate Harshafalse
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Answer : 2. "Do not exasperate Harsha"
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:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
After a 'period for imprisonment' she renounced terrorism.
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632b1822751e5310a5c2f726- 1Period of imprisonmenttrue
- 2Period out imprisonmentfalse
- 3Period about imprisonmentfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "Period of imprisonment "
Q:Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
All the allegations levelled (over) the poor watchman were found to be baseless.
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62dfa966cbf2ed2bdbe04d7e- 1uponfalse
- 2offfalse
- 3againsttrue
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Answer : 3. "against"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Our company aims 'on help' students with disabilities to live and study independently.
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632ae1ab1656651c9e9a86a4- 1In helpfalse
- 2At helpfalse
- 3To helptrue
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Answer : 3. "To help "
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 better plan is to going and has a lavish dinner at a fine restaurant.
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6424401b32185cce370dbbac- 1is to go and havetrue
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3is to gone and havefalse
- 4was to going and havefalse
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