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’.
Four people were injured after a car suddenly came for a halt in outer Delhi.
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64be7330874e2103e8cfe465- 1came to a halttrue
- 2came for the haltfalse
- 3come to a haltfalse
- 4No substitution requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "came to a halt"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
Four people were injured after a car suddenly came to a halt in outer Delhi.
Explanation: The phrase "came to a halt" is the correct idiom, indicating the action of stopping suddenly. The original sentence, "came for a halt," is incorrect.
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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Answer : 4. "Both (I) and (III) are correct"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
The gas 'is being seeping' out of the rocks.
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632ae06c751e5310a5c0f1f9- 1Is seepingtrue
- 2Is seepfalse
- 3Was being seepingfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "Is seeping "
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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6452290bf3618908bf5a4635Do you mind me to being here while you are working?
- 1you can mind me to befalse
- 2you minds me to befalse
- 3you mind me beingtrue
- 4you will mind me to beingfalse
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Answer : 3. "you mind me being"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Suspend all the employees which has been coming late.
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642ac2afdcb650c14576f394- 1who have been comingtrue
- 2who had camefalse
- 3that was been comingfalse
- 4No improvement requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "who have been coming "
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined par t of the given sentence.
One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
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64523def56b58a4236976156One’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: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
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6450f79e13eb5908ae2f19fbIf we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
- 1face the windfalse
- 2face the musictrue
- 3face the darkfalse
- 4face the stickfalse
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Answer : 2. "face the music"
Q: Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.
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6478819b272940f010e51d50Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.
- 1Stalefalse
- 2Delicioustrue
- 3Nutritiousfalse
- 4Rottenfalse
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