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’.
Madhu is only a daughter of her parents.
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643fc4bd1ce944a93eafcf4dMadhu is only a daughter of her parents.
- 1the onlytrue
- 2only onefalse
- 3No substitution requiredfalse
- 4an only onefalse
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Answer : 1. "the only "
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
The Ukranian soldiers passed in for several weeks.
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646230ab4d91510a5db5903aThe Ukranian soldiers passed in for several weeks.
- 1hanged tofalse
- 2get offfalse
- 3held outtrue
- 4hanged infalse
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Answer : 3. "held out"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
After finishing high school, I plan to pursuing law.
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6479dd06bf323e479a8014cfAfter finishing high school, I plan to pursuing law.
- 1No substitutionfalse
- 2plan to pursuetrue
- 3plan in pursuefalse
- 4plan to pursuingfalse
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Answer : 2. "plan to pursue"
Q:Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The authorities areassured the people that they will look into the matter.
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6482f2b1a33e0f47b7799b02- 1have assuredtrue
- 2have been assuredfalse
- 3No substitution requiredfalse
- 4has assuredfalse
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Answer : 1. "have assured"
Q: In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement'.
Although both the United States and China are formidable world powers, India should side with the later.
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64d4cda980ef1e74b4d3f05c- 1India should side along the laterfalse
- 2India should side with the lattertrue
- 3India should side along the latterfalse
- 4India should be siding with the laterfalse
- 5No Improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "India should side with the latter"
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’.
The doctor bade me taking the medicine immediately after breakfast.
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64c3acb766a41f484c1dc1c3- 1bid me to takingfalse
- 2bade me to taketrue
- 3bade me takefalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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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.
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
Some children are much more 'aggressive then' others.
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632ae12e5c208a6bf7e34ba3- 1Aggressively thanfalse
- 2Aggressive thantrue
- 3Aggressively thenfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "Aggressive than"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Suresh has only been working here since one month and he has already learnt the job.
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649036c8bf323e479ac5435b- 1here for one monthtrue
- 2here from one monthfalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4here ever since one monthfalse
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