Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Everyone in the fraternity has his own 'set in' prejudices.
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633187e45c208a6bf7019104- 1Set byfalse
- 2Set oftrue
- 3Set onfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "Set of"
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’.
Jamnalal Bajaj was one of the few businessmen who incurred the wrath of the British for supporting the freedom movement.
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64c8e42f3fde307e3f4f696f- 1in support offalse
- 2supportingfalse
- 3No substitution requiredtrue
- 4to supportingfalse
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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.
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: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.
Every Open House we held since 2013 reaffirmed our belief that there is a need for human intervention to retain its trust and credibility over the age of anonymous communication.
(I)to retain trust and credibility in this age of
(II)to retaining trust and credibility ageing
(III)for retention of trust and credible age of
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64f5cab2e805c36ec0f02e7e(II)to retaining trust and credibility ageing
(III)for retention of trust and credible age of
- 1Only (I) is correcttrue
- 2Only (III) is correctfalse
- 3Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 4Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only (I) is correct"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Santhosh asked me where 'was my pen'.
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633186c55c208a6bf7017ede- 1My pen wastrue
- 2My pen arefalse
- 3Is my penfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "My pen was "
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
A dishonest employee plays fast with his boss.
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645a27a3131c83edd3e75935- 1plays stop and runfalse
- 2plays quick and slowfalse
- 3plays run and stopfalse
- 4plays fast and loosetrue
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Answer : 4. "plays fast and loose"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Who is talking in the phone?
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6458e605f3618908bf6ca9ae- 1forfalse
- 2ontrue
- 3withfalse
- 4atfalse
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Answer : 2. "on"
Q:Recognise the erroneous part in the given sentence and choose the most appropriate answer from the options given to ensure a meaningful sentence.
As she kept walking to me, my heart skipped a beat.
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645a1b414e367dedfc2e9389- 1As she kept walking within me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 2As she kept walking from me, my heart skipped a beatfalse
- 3As she kept into me, my heart skipped a beat.false
- 4As she kept walking towards me, my heart skipped a beat.true
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