Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Mary doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watched them.
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644b993f244f7ecdff5eef7d- 1do not watched thisfalse
- 2doesn’t watch themtrue
- 3No improvementfalse
- 4does watching themfalse
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Answer : 2. "doesn’t watch them"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom that can be substituted in the following sentence.
He was murdered in cold blood.
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646c77e54f2cce984352004aHe was murdered in cold blood.
- 1in cold weatherfalse
- 2deliberatelytrue
- 3when blood was coldfalse
- 4regretfullyfalse
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Answer : 2. "deliberately"
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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64be7504c3da05b2214aa335- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2he who encouraged metrue
- 3he who encouraged Ifalse
- 4him who encourages mefalse
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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 improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
We are coping the problems with the best of our ability.
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64cce4099e9013486a97a62a- 1coping in the problems byfalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3coping with the problems totrue
- 4coping the problems atfalse
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Answer : 3. "coping with the problems to"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
We are coping with the problems to the best of our ability.
Explanation: The verb "coping" should be followed by the preposition "with," and the definite article "the" is necessary before the noun "problems." Additionally, the phrase "to the best of our ability" is a common idiomatic expression used to indicate doing something as well as one can.
Q: 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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6435269172ca731a992a646fWhy are you looking on my face like this?
- 1looked at myfalse
- 2No improvement requiredfalse
- 3looking on minefalse
- 4looking at mytrue
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Answer : 4. "looking at my"
Q: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He dreams big than his friends.
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645b85e845f1450a80b5b49cHe dreams big than his friends.
- 1biggertrue
- 2more bigfalse
- 3biggestfalse
- 4most bigfalse
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Answer : 1. "bigger"
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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6478819b272940f010e51d50Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.
- 1Stalefalse
- 2Delicioustrue
- 3Nutritiousfalse
- 4Rottenfalse
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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’.
If somebody attacks you, you needs be able to defend yourself.
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64c3ac4fbd3d254806861dc0- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2need to be abletrue
- 3need being ablefalse
- 4need be ablefalse
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Answer : 2. "need to be able"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Explanation: The verb "needs" should be changed to "need," and the word "be" should be included for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The corrected sentence indicates the necessity of being able to defend oneself if attacked.