Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
We want to divide the expenses between the three of us.
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6450e00339143d085f375b7eWe want to divide the expenses between the three of us.
- 1atfalse
- 2amongtrue
- 3fromfalse
- 4forfalse
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Answer : 2. "among"
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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64be7330874e2103e8cfe465- 1came to a halttrue
- 2came for the haltfalse
- 3come to a haltfalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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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 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’.
My uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
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6462148b4f2cce9843373a0aMy uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.
- 1has been doingtrue
- 2No substitution requiredfalse
- 3didfalse
- 4doingfalse
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Answer : 1. "has been doing"
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 tigress has given birth to a cub in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, taking the big cat population to 78.
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6482f407f4063d472f37226d- 1no substitution requiredtrue
- 2is given birthsfalse
- 3was birthedfalse
- 4has give birthfalse
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Answer : 1. "no substitution required"
Q:Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.
The teacher advised the children to not went near the lake.
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64901e8cbf323e479ac4d29e- 1don't gofalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3not to gotrue
- 4not to be goingfalse
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Answer : 3. "not to go"
Q: 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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64cba4e7b6a5e472e27bdb55- 1A hole are therefalse
- 2A hole there isfalse
- 3There is a holetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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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.
Q: Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.
Fellow
A. He seemed like a decent fellow.
B. He's a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
C. A member of staff was sacked for stealing from fellow employees.
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64d4cc38bd50dd8e2e11c5c7- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3A and Bfalse
- 4A and Cfalse
- 5All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
The smell of this flower make me felt dizzy.
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642ac11aed76c064b863b50f- 1making I feelfalse
- 2makes me feeltrue
- 3make me feelingfalse
- 4No improvement requiredfalse
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