Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
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64621249c899b466f448514fMy sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life
- 1carried metrue
- 2flew mefalse
- 3ran mefalse
- 4lifted mefalse
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Answer : 1. "carried me"
Q:Directions: In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.
In 2016, rising (A) violence in Pathankot (B) by Islamic militants culminated (C) in attacks on Indian forces at Uri and Kashmir (D).
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64ec8d8013af0928f84f8716- 1Both A-C and B-Dfalse
- 2Both A-D and B-Cfalse
- 3Only B-Dtrue
- 4C-Dfalse
- 5The sentence is correct.false
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Answer : 3. "Only B-D"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Fifty litres of milk are donated by the committee to the orphanage every week.
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649166fdc7d7c7e0670bfad7- 1are donated by a committeefalse
- 2are being donated by the committeefalse
- 3No substitutionfalse
- 4is donated by the committeetrue
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Answer : 4. "is donated by the committee"
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’.
Ariel was convinced that something fishy is going up behind his back.
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64c8e2e13fde307e3f4f67a8- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2was going ontrue
- 3goes onfalse
- 4was going upfalse
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Answer : 2. "was going on"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Ariel was convinced that something fishy was going on behind his back.
Explanation: The verb tense in the reported speech should be consistent, so "is going" should be changed to "was going." Additionally, the preposition "on" should be replaced with "behind" for the sentence to convey the intended meaning.
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’.
I have been working with children before, so I know what to expect.
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64cce4dd42082e8c9b8db080- 1No improvementfalse
- 2have workedtrue
- 3am workingfalse
- 4workfalse
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Answer : 2. "have worked"
Explanation :
The underlined segment in the given sentence does not need improvement. It is already grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning effectively:
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
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645b83cccdae930acb669c99One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
- 1passive role in making the trendsfalse
- 2futile part in making trendsfalse
- 3significant role in enduring the trendstrue
- 4docile part in enduring trendsfalse
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Answer : 3. "significant role in enduring the trends"
Q:Direction: In the given question, a word has been printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened word have been given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the five given options. In case the given sentence is correct as it is, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No replacement required".
The modern publishing industry is dominated by a small number of large companies that have abandoned on more or less the same business model for decades
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64d9ce69462ecdc3adab83b5- 1frownedfalse
- 2reliedtrue
- 3caughtfalse
- 4influencedfalse
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "relied"
Q:Direction: Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
How it is possible for a multi-edition newspaper to produce completely different newspapers for various cities?
(I) Is it possible for
(II) Does it possible to
(III) How is it possible for
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64f5caf9d9188da39a0e333f(II) Does it possible to
(III) How is it possible for
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Only (II) is correctfalse
- 3Only (III) is correctfalse
- 4Both (I) and (III) are correcttrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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