Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Direction: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are given to the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.

He slapped the team into action and they headed for the town at a more leisure pace.

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    many leisurely
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    many leisured
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    more leisure paced
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    more leisurely pace
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    No improvement required
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Answer : 4. "more leisurely pace"

Q:

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

With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute insects like ants behave.

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    By a magnifying glass
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    Using magnifying glass
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    No substitution
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    With a magnifying glass
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Answer : 4. "With a magnifying glass"

Q:

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
 Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.

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    Stale
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    Delicious
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    Nutritious
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    Rotten
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Answer : 2. "Delicious"

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’.

It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.

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    No substitution required
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    he who encouraged me
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    he who encouraged I
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    him who encourages me
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Answer : 2. "he who encouraged me"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

It was he who encouraged me when I was feeling low.

Explanation: In formal English, the pronoun "he" is used after the verb "was" to function as the subject complement in this sentence. Additionally, the objective form of the pronoun "me" should be used, and the verb "encouraged" should be followed by the object pronoun "me."

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’.

Four people were injured after a car suddenly came for a halt in outer Delhi.

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    came to a halt
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    came for the halt
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    come to a halt
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    No substitution required
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Answer : 1. "came to a halt"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

Four people were injured after a car suddenly came to a halt in outer Delhi.

Explanation: The phrase "came to a halt" is the correct idiom, indicating the action of stopping suddenly. The original sentence, "came for a halt," is incorrect.

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.

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    to scoring
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    to have scored
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    to score
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    to scores
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Answer : 3. "to score"

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