Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (55): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully 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 “No Error” as your answer.
It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
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5d75dee65897383a2782b7e6It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
- 1bury our heads into them sand and pretendfalse
- 2bury our headed in the sand and pretendfalse
- 3bury our heads in the sand and pretendtrue
- 4bury our headed into the sand and pretendfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"
Q: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 ) .
No Sooner did I get into the bus when it started moving.
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5d957dcd31f48d43df24e156- 1thenfalse
- 2whilefalse
- 3thantrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "than"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
They didn't see you, is it?
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5d42885729741f37c2546968- 1wasn't itfalse
- 2did theytrue
- 3no improvementfalse
- 4have theyfalse
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Answer : 2. "did they"
Q: 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.
The actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
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5d4951562ef8ad44d161cd2dThe actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
- 1lowering the profilefalse
- 2profile lowfalse
- 3a lowest profilefalse
- 4a low profiletrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "a low profile"
Q: Directions (54): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully 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 “No Error” as your answer.
The harsh and simple reality of India’s job situation is that we are not creating as many jobs as we need to.
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5d75de8434e9db73cc62a53dThe harsh and simple reality of India’s job situation is that we are not creating as many jobs as we need to.
- 1is that we are no creatingfalse
- 2is that we are know creatingfalse
- 3is that we were no creatingfalse
- 4is that we are not createdfalse
- 5No errortrue
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Answer : 5. " No error"
Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative 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).
Q.7. Not only they went to see a film, they had dinner out as well
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5d7b443745d25422746e363aQ.7. Not only they went to see a film, they had dinner out as well
- 1did they gotrue
- 2they didno’t gofalse
- 3didn’t they gofalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "did they go"
Q: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 ) .
On one occasion he persuaded me to accompany him on a shooting expedition he was planning.
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5d92e579bc45ad7944d996a3- 1has plannedfalse
- 2had plannedtrue
- 3plannedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "had planned"
Q: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 ) .
In the absence of your support, he would have lost the election.
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5ddca6fd103cc50a8fa57f65- 1Lacking your support, he would have lost the election.false
- 2But for your support, he would have lost the election.false
- 3He would have lost the election, if you had not supported him.true
- 4No improvementfalse
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