Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer

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’.

Many a person are unable of distinguish right from wrong.

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    are capable of
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    is unable to
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Answer : 3. "is unable to"
Explanation :

The correct sentence is:

Many a person is unable to distinguish right from wrong.

Explanation: "Many a person" is a singular phrase and should be followed by a singular verb, which is "is" in this case. Additionally, the preposition "of" should be replaced with "to," and the article "the" is needed before the noun "right."

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Suspend all the employees which has been coming late.

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    who have been coming
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    who had came
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    that was been coming
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Answer : 1. "who have been coming "

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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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    has assured
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Answer : 1. "have assured"

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Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
 Why are you looking on my face like this? 

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    looked at my
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    looking on mine
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    looking at my
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Answer : 4. "looking at my"

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’.

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the most he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

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    but a most
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    but the more
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    although the more
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Answer : 2. "but the more"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

He couldn’t believe it at first, so the more he thought about it, the more he decided it must be true.

Explanation: The phrase "the most he thought about it" should be replaced with "the more he thought about it" for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The phrase "the more" is used to indicate an increase in intensity or degree, which is appropriate in this context.

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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.’
 We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer. 

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    was close
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    were closed
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    was closing
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Answer : 1. "was close "

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 song was so moving as all eyes became wet.

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    then
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    when
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    that
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Answer : 3. "that"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

The song was so moving that all eyes became wet.

Explanation: The subordinating conjunction "that" is needed to connect the two clauses in the sentence. It indicates the cause-and-effect relationship between the moving song and the teary-eyed reaction.

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Answer : 3. "A and C"

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