Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Direction: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are given to the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.

He slapped the team into action and they headed for the town at a more leisure pace.

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    many leisurely
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    many leisured
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    more leisure paced
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    more leisurely pace
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    No improvement required
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Answer : 4. "more leisurely pace"

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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’.

It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.

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    No substitution required
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    he who encouraged me
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    he who encouraged I
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    him who encourages me
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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 option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

She does not helping to getting angry when she sees someone being treated unfairly

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    is not help to being getting angry
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    may not help to got angry
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    will not help to gets angry
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    cannot help getting angry
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Answer : 4. "cannot help getting angry"

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 Do you mind me to being here while you are working?

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    you can mind me to be
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    you minds me to be
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    you mind me being
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    you will mind me to being
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Answer : 3. "you mind me being"

Q:

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

Scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice will be affected severe.

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    affect severe
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    No improvement
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    effecting severely
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    affected severely
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Answer : 4. "affected severely"

Q:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.

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    to scoring
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    to have scored
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    to score
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    to scores
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Answer : 3. "to score"

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Answer : 3. "A and C"

Q:

Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.

Wind

A. That noise you can hear is the tape winding back.

B. The blow to my stomach knocked the wind out of me.

C. The sails flapped in the wind.

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    Only B
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    A and C
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    B and C
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    Only C
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    All of the above
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"

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