Sentence Improvement: Grammar and Syntax
Practice identifying and correcting grammatical errors, improving sentence structure, and refining syntax for better clarity and correctness.
Questions
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
She being separated by her parents, felt very lonely.
- She being separated by her parents
- She being separated from her parents
- Having been separated by her parents, she
- Having been separated from her parents, she
- Being separated from her parents
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The indignant throng swept in them, leaving upon the marble floors, the paneled walls and the decorous ceilings, the imprints of their rage.
- The indignant throng swept in them
- The indignant throng swept them away
- The indignant throng sweeping them away
- The indignant throng swept them
- The indignant throng swept through them
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
One might suspect that osteoarthritis is a disease in relation to elder population only but surprisingly statistics reveal that it can strike at any age.
- disease in relation to elder population only but surprisingly statistics reveal that it
- disease in relation to older population only but surprisingly statistics reveal that it
- disease related to older population only, but surprisingly statistics revealed that this arthritis
- disease related to elder population only, but surprisingly statistics reveal that this arthritis
- disease related to older population only, but rather surprisingly statistics reveal that this arthritis
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
While few journals and individuals were inclined to condemn the work and censure the author, the intelligent and pure-minded recognized in him the only writer who could treat these delicate subjects with dignity and straightforwardness.
- While few journals and individuals were inclined to condemn the work and censure the author
- While few journals and individuals are inclined to condemn the work and censure the author
- While a few journals and individuals are inclined to condemn the work and censure the author
- While a few journals and individuals were inclined to condemn the work and censure the author
- While a few journals and a few individuals were inclined to condemn the work and censure the author
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches over what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
- Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches over what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
- Saturdays maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
- Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is
average for that time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees. - Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
- Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, but when contaminated with other material, it may appear in various colours, ranging from pastels to opaque black.
- Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, but when contaminated with other
material - Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, when contaminated with other materials
- Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, but when contaminated with other materials
- Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, yet when contaminated with other material
- Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, yet when it gets contaminated with other materials
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Edison was tireless in his persistence to change a subject into something else through trial and error unless he found the idea that worked.
- a subject into something else through trial and error unless he found the idea that worked.
- a subject into something else through trial and error unless he found the idea that work.
- a subject into something else through trial and error until he found the idea that worked.
- a subject from something else through trial and error unless he found the idea that worked.
- a subject into something through trial and error unless he found the idea that worked.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The author fortunately remembered that readers have, but little sympathy with the motives of authors; and expect that their works should amuse or instruct them.
- and expect that their works should amuse or instruct them.
- but expect that their works should amuse or instruct them.
- and expect that their works could amuse or instruct them.
- but expect from them that their works should amuse or instruct them.
- and expect that their works ought to amuse or instruct them.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
As the daughter of my more intimate friend I think you entitled to that knowledge of my unhappy story, which your Mother has so often solicited me to give you.
- As the daughter of my more intimate friend I think you entitled to that knowledge of my unhappy story, which
- As the daughter of my most intimate friend I think you are entitled to that knowledge of my unhappy story, which
- As the daughter of my more intimate friend I think you are entitled to the knowledge of my unhappy story, which
- As the daughter of my more intimate friend I think you entitled to knowledge of my unhappy story, which
- As the daughter of my most intimate friend I think you entitled to that knowledge of my unhappy story, that
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
It is a general perception that an uneducated child is most likely to act rude than an educated one.
- It is a general perception that an uneducated child is most likely to act rude than an educated one.
- It is a general perception that the uneducated child is more likely to act rude than an educated one.
- It is a general perception that an uneducated child is more likely to act rudely than the educated one.
- It is a general perception that an uneducated child is more likely to act rude than an educated one.
- It is a general perception that the uneducated child is most likely to act rude than the educated.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
There was something very strange and weird about that sound, which sent a chill of horror through both the hearers, and they laughed the next moment at their fears, for the noise was only such as could be given out by a pair of rusty hinges.
- and they laughed the next moment at their fears
- and they were laughing the next moment at their fears
- but they laughed the next moment at their fears
- and they laughed at the next moment at their fears
- but they laughed at the next moment at their fear
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; and not till the Nineteenth century was the belief challenged by social reformers and the British.
- During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; and not till the Nineteenth century was the viewpoint challenged by social reformers and the British.
- During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; not until the Nineteenth century was the belief challenged by social reformers and the British.
- During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture and not till the Nineteenth century was this belief challenged by social reformers and the British.
- The custom of Sati was regarded during Seventeenth and Eighteenth century by people as being a part of their culture, especially in North India, and not until the Nineteenth century was this belief challenged by social reformers and the British.
- Although challenged by social reformers and the British in Nineteenth century, people, especially in North India regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Many people are blessed with a high I.Q., but research suggests that the level of achievement that intelligent people with clear goals and ambitions reach are higher than people without a clear vision for the future.
- with clear goals and ambitions reach are higher than people without a clear vision for the future
- with clear goals and ambitions reach is higher than people without a clear vision for the future
- reach higher level if they have clear goals and ambitions for the future as compared to people without such clear vision
- with clear goals and ambitions reach is higher than the level of achievement of people without a clear vision for the future
- with clear goals and ambitions reach higher than the achievement of people without a clear vision for the future