SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS

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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. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
(a) why did you not speak
(b) that why did you not speak
(c) why you did not speak
(d) why did you not spoke
(e) no improvement

2. The function of education is to create such human beings which are integrated and therefore intelligent.
(a) who
(b) that
(c) as
(d) no improvement

3. The boy which came to see me this morning had come from Agra.
(a) that
(b) whom
(c) who
(d) no improvement

4. The partners swore from fighting again.
(a) not fighting again
(b) by not to fight again
(c) that they wouldn’t fight again
(d) no improvement

5. Not till he got home he did realize that he had lost his keys in the theatre.
(a) did he realize
(b) he did not realize
(c) he realized
(d) no improvement

6. He has a house for letting.
(a) for letting out
(b) to let
(c) to rent out
(d) no improvement

7. Please remind me of posting these letters of my relatives.
(a) for posting
(b) to post
(c) by posting
(d) no improvement

8. A boy has been sunk in the river.
(a) drowned
(b) immersed
(c) submerged
(d) no improvement

9. His manners indicate that he has no other intention than to steal his money.
(a) rather
(b) except
(c) but
(d) no improvement

10. Had we been on time, we would not have missed the train.
(a) will not have
(b) might have
(c) would have been
(d) had not
(e) no improvement

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ANSWERS:

1. e
2. c
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. a
9. d
10. e

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