Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 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’.
The song was so moving as all eyes became wet.
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64c3ad5596ae1f484205849c- 1thenfalse
- 2whenfalse
- 3thattrue
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "that"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
The song was so moving that all eyes became wet.
Explanation: The subordinating conjunction "that" is needed to connect the two clauses in the sentence. It indicates the cause-and-effect relationship between the moving song and the teary-eyed reaction.
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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64d4cd12a798377447228b5c- 1many leisurelyfalse
- 2many leisuredfalse
- 3more leisure pacedfalse
- 4more leisurely pacetrue
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Answer : 4. "more leisurely pace"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
The black sky 'was illuminated' by forked lightning.
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632ae25a4ada076be65cc78e- 1Was illuminatefalse
- 2Illuminatingfalse
- 3Have illuminatedfalse
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Answer : 4. "No improvement"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Major hubs of the information technology industry is the Silicon Valley of Central California.
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643513182b960e1a41a8518bMajor hubs of the information technology industry is the Silicon Valley of Central California.
- 1No improvement requiredfalse
- 2A major hub oftrue
- 3Major hub byfalse
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Answer : 2. "A major hub of "
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.
Southeast Asian countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but ASEAN has some way to go before it can call itself a real community.
(I) though ASEAN has something to do
(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
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64f5cd81aeb516456853b86a(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 3Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4All are correctfalse
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
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’.
I wished I have tried more harder.
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62fe03e08921e519c141d18b- 1No substitutionfalse
- 2had tried hardertrue
- 3had tried more hardfalse
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Answer : 2. "had tried harder"
Q:Directions: Which of the following phrases given below in the options should replace the phrase that is underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct and does not require any correction mark 'No correction required' as your answer.
Students’ interests should be promoted and they should be reassured that there feelings and emotions are being taken into account.
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64e3406d640c09b72f8d1fe2- 1reassuring that their feelingfalse
- 2reassured that there feelingfalse
- 3reassured that their feelingstrue
- 4reassuring that their feelingsfalse
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Answer : 3. "reassured that their feelings"
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’.
Madhu is only a daughter of her parents.
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643fc4bd1ce944a93eafcf4dMadhu is only a daughter of her parents.
- 1the onlytrue
- 2only onefalse
- 3No substitution requiredfalse
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