Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer

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His employees were asking him for a raise for a long time now.

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    asked him for a rise
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    No substitution
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    are asking him of a raise
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    have been asking him for a raise
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Answer : 4. "have been asking him for a raise"

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Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

His acting is too good.

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    best
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    much better
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    very good
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "very good"

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Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
Though every one was tired, Rahul was hell bend on playing another game.

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    Bending hell on
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    hell bent in
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    hell bent on
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    hell bent for
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "hell bent on"

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Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

We used to get up early in the morning, have breakfast and then went out to play.

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    go out to play
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    gone out to play
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    had gone out to play
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    had gone out to play
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Answer : 1. "go out to play"

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
 My brother is indifferent (about) whatever I say. 

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    in
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    of
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    to
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "to "

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Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.    

In order to earning decent living we need to have a good job which pays a substantial amount of money.

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    earned decency life
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    earning decency live
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    earn a decent living
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    earned decently life
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "earn a decent living"

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Directions : Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (E) as the answer.

Public health facilities are more scarce since patients have to wait for hours to see a doctor.

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    too scarce for
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    very scarce because
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    so scarce that
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    quite scarce that
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "so scarce that "

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Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

They were angry because they realized that they have had been cheated.

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    had been cheated
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    were cheated
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    are cheated
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    No improvement
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Answer : 1. "had been cheated"

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