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Sentence Improvement (Level: Easy)

Questions requiring students to make a sentence grammatically correct are often asked in various exams. Here is a collection of such questions.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

The fog lifted, the plane took off.

  1. Having lifted the fog
  2. Lifting the fog
  3. The fog having lifted
  4. No improvement needed
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

He complained of having tortured by the police.

  1. having been tortured
  2. tortured
  3. been tortured
  4. No improvement needed
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

The sea rough, they abandoned the swim.

  1. Sea being rough
  2. The sea being rough
  3. It being rough
  4. No improvement needed
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

We were all happy at Mr. Sen being awarded the Nobel Prize.

  1. at Mr Sen's being awarded
  2. at Mr Sen awarded
  3. at Mr Sen been awarded
  4. No improvement needed
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Being a rainy day, we had to abandon the match.

  1. Having been a rainy day
  2. It being a rainy day
  3. It been a rainy day
  4. No improvement needed
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

If she hadn't been so bad-tempered, I could have married her.

  1. might have married her
  2. should have married her
  3. must have married her
  4. No improvement needed
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Hurry lest you should not miss the train.

  1. should miss
  2. should
  3. would not
  4. No improvement needed
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Hadn't we cancelled the journey at the last moment, we should all have been killed in the crash.

  1. If we had not cancelled
  2. Had we cancelled
  3. If we had cancelled
  4. No improvement needed
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

No less than 50 students turned up for the presentation.

  1. No fewer
  2. Less
  3. Few
  4. No improvement needed
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach.

  1. will be lying
  2. will have been lying
  3. will have lied
  4. No improvement needed
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

I looked up and found we had water dripping through the ceiling.

  1. we had water was dripping
  2. we had water dripped
  3. we have water dripping
  4. No improvement needed
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

She was hardly inside the house than the kids started screaming.

  1. when
  2. by
  3. as soon as
  4. No improvement needed
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

No sooner has she agreed to marry him than she started having terrible doubts.

  1. No sooner had she agreed
  2. She no sooner had agreed
  3. No sooner did she agreed
  4. No improvement needed
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

She was a nice girl, but she should talk about herself all the time.

  1. would
  2. must
  3. could
  4. No improvement needed
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

As well as he breaking his leg, he hurt his arm.

  1. As well as breaking
  2. As well as he broke
  3. As well as broke
  4. No improvement needed
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Cold though it was, we went out.

  1. As it was cold
  2. It was cold though
  3. Cold it was though
  4. No improvement needed
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

You look tired. Yes, I had been running.

  1. have been
  2. was
  3. were
  4. No improvement needed
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

I asked her whether if she believed in God.

  1. whether she believed
  2. about whether she believed
  3. about if she believed
  4. No improvement needed
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Neither of her five children go to school.

  1. None of her
  2. Either of her
  3. Any of her
  4. No improvement needed
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

They were built this house in 1990.

  1. built
  2. build
  3. have built
  4. No improvement needed
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Bravely as they fought, they had no chance of winning.

  1. Bravely as though they fought
  2. Bravely they fought though
  3. As they fought bravely
  4. No improvement needed
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Are you free on this evening?

  1. this evening
  2. at this evening
  3. in this evening
  4. No improvement needed
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

God will, we shall meet again.

  1. If God is willing
  2. God is willing
  3. Willing God
  4. No improvement needed
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

We met at a cold morning in early spring.

  1. on
  2. in
  3. with
  4. No improvement needed
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Look at the underlined part of sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Being too costly for him, he could not buy the coat.

  1. It being too costly for him
  2. He being too costly
  3. Being it too costly
  4. No improvement needed

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