Table of Contents
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
Directions: In each of the following questions, a part of the sentence is italicised. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. If no improvement is needed, mark your answer as ‘No improvement’ .
1. I earnestly believe that you will visit our relatives during your forthcoming trip to Bombay.
(a) certainly believing that
(b) could not believe
(c) had hardly believe
(d) sincerely would believe
(e) No correction required
2. The accused was ordered to be hung to death.
(a) hung till death
(b) hanged to death
(c) hanged till death
(d) No correction required
3. It is sheer folly to believe that you can improve the situation by doing away people.
(a) doing it to
(b) doing away with
(c) doing with
(d) No improvement
4. Would you mind help me with these questions?
(a) to help
(b) of helping
(c) helping
(d) No improvement
5. In fact, if it hadn’t been for his invaluable advice on so many occasions I wouldn’t have achieved anything in life.
(a) remarkable advice
(b) valuable advices
(c) priceless suggestions
(d) No improvement
6. He hesitated to accept the post as he did not think that the salary was enough for him to sustain his family.
(a) accepting
(b) to accepting
(c) in accepting
(d) while accepting
(e) No correction required
7. By temperament the English are reserved, so they prefer to live in solitary houses.
(a) English
(b) English people
(c) some English
(d) No improvement
8. A basic step for career planning, and also for preparation for interviews is to give serious thought to assess yourself by taking stock of your needs, interests as well as your strengths and weaknesses.
(a) to have your assessment
(b) to assessing yourself
(c) to having assessed yourself
(d) No improvement
9. My father agreed with my going alone for the examination.
(a) I go alone
(b) to my going alone
(c) that I go alone
(d) No improvement
10. As they met again at 9 p.m. he said “Good night, very pleased to see you again”.
(a) Good day
(b) Good evening
(c) Good bye
(d) No improvement
ANSWERS:
- e
- c
- b
- c
- d
- c
- d
- b
- b
- b
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS