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Sentence Improvement

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

By the time he gets back from his foreign vacation, the company has appointed another person.

  1. by the time
  2. he gets back
  3. from his foreign vacation
  4. the company has appointed
  5. No error
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

I decided to see the doctor because I had been feeling ill during last few weeks.

  1. decided to see
  2. because
  3. had been feeling
  4. during last few weeks
  5. No error
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
By next Christmas, we will have been here for eight years.

  1. by next Christmas
  2. will have been
  3. here
  4. for eight years
  5. no error
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

I have been working on this project for the three last months.

  1. have been working
  2. on this project
  3. for
  4. the three last months
  5. No error
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
There was a big argument about if we should move to a bigger house.

  1. there was
  2. argument about
  3. if we should
  4. move to
  5. no error
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
I have been living in this city since last several years but have never experienced any discrimination.

  1. have been living
  2. in this city
  3. since last several years
  4. have never experienced
  5. no error
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
The judge paid a lot of attention to that the master had abused the boy both physically and emotionally.

  1. the judge paid
  2. a lot of attention
  3. attention to that
  4. master had abused
  5. no error
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

He is not only involved in conducting adult literacy programs but also in organising workshops for the unemployed.

  1. he is not only involved in conducting
  2. adult literacy programs
  3. but also in organising
  4. for the unemployed
  5. No error
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
If it weren’t for the children, we haven’t had anything to talk about.

  1. if it weren’t
  2. for the children
  3. we haven’t had
  4. anything to talk about
  5. no error
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
If you hadn’t phoned her we would never have found out what was happening.

  1. if you hadn’t
  2. phoned her
  3. we would never have found out
  4. what was happening
  5. no error
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
Due to some unavoidable circumstances, the meeting was postponed indefinite, but the members could not be informed.

  1. due to some unavoidable circumstances
  2. the meeting was postponed
  3. indefinite
  4. the members could not be informed
  5. no error
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
If I would have realized he was in trouble, I would have done something to bail him out.

  1. if I would have realized
  2. he was in trouble
  3. i would have done
  4. to bail him out
  5. no error
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
Not only they need clothing, but they are also short of food and water.

  1. not only they need
  2. clothing
  3. but they are also
  4. short of food and water
  5. no error
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

He shouted at his secretary and told her that he does not need her service.

  1. he shouted at
  2. and told her
  3. that
  4. he does not need
  5. No error
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

Children of divorced parents may have difficulty to form stable relationships themselves.

  1. children of divorced parents
  2. may have
  3. difficulty to form
  4. stable relationships themselves
  5. No error
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

I found this bangle while digging in the backyard and I don’t know who it belonged to.

  1. i found
  2. while digging in
  3. in the backyard
  4. who it belonged to
  5. No error
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.
I had been shocked when I heard that my business partner had left the country without informing me.

  1. i had been shocked
  2. when I heard that
  3. my business partner had left the country
  4. without informing me
  5. no error
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there are no errors, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

I saw Mary step off the pavement, crossing the road and disappear into the post office.

  1. I saw Mary
  2. step off the pavement
  3. crossing the road
  4. disappear into the post office
  5. No error
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence may contain an error. You have to find that part of the sentence which contains the error. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’ as your answer.

A 24 years old soldier has been killed in a road accident while he was on patrol last night.

  1. A 24 years old soldier
  2. has been killed
  3. in a road accident
  4. while he was on patrol
  5. No error

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