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Sentence Correction: Modifiers and Grammar

Practice improving English sentences by correcting modifiers, sentence structure, and grammatical errors

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:" arial,="" verdana,="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 12px;=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa="">Directions:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa=""> 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.

I told those students who were unaware of philosophy as a subject, when the class was over, I would play with them a game about death, the existence of God, the cardinal virtues, and the prospects of happiness.

  1. I told those students who were unaware of philosophy as a subject, when the class was over, I would play with them a game about death, the existence of God, the cardinal virtues, and the prospects of happiness.
  2. When the class was over, I told those students who were unaware of philosophy as a subject that I would play with them a game about death, the existence of God, the cardinal virtues, and the prospects of happiness.
  3. I told those students who were unaware of philosophy as a subject that I would play with them a game about death, the existence of God, the cardinal virtues and the prospect of happiness.
  4. When the class was over, I would play with those students who were unaware of philosophy as a subject, a game about death, the existence of God, the cardinal virtues and the prospects of happiness.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

When reminded of his obligation under the rules, he complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education should write a thesis.

  1. he complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education should write a thesis
  2. he complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education write their thesis
  3. he complied with the requirement for all graduate students in education to write their thesis
  4. he complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education write a thesis
  5. he complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education be writing a thesis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

To invest wisely for the future, the fixed deposits provide a safe way for investors.

  1. To invest wisely for the future
  2. As a wise investment for the future
  3. Investing wisely for the future
  4. wise investment for the future
  5. Having invested wisely for the future, one must determine that
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" small;=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa="">Directions:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa=""> 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 probe committee is neither expected to be critical or to be partial in communicating any opinion.

  1. neither expected to be critical or to be partial
  2. expected to be neither critical nor partial
  3. expected either to be critical or to be partial
  4. not expected either to be critical or to be
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" small;=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa="">Directions:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa=""> 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 the book's grandiose subtitle suggests a story blown way out of proportion to hold much conviction, the author does manage to win some confidence and when questioned about the difficulties faced while writing novels, he replied, “while writing novels, door-bells are especially irritating.”

  1. “while writing novels, door-bells are especially irritating.”
  2. “while writing novels, I find door- bells especially irritating”
  3. “while writing novels, door- bells are irritating”
  4. “while I am writing novels, I find door-bells especially irritating”
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 warmth of the water is due to the refreshing nature of a cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa to a very great extent.

  1. The warmth of the water is due to the refreshing nature of a cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa to a very great extent.
  2. To a very great extent, the warmth of the water is due to the refreshing nature of a cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa.
  3. A cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa is to a very great extent due to the warmth of the water and its refreshing nature.
  4. The refreshing nature of a cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa is to a very great extent due to the warmth of the water.
  5. The very great extent of the refreshing nature of a cup of hot tea, coffee, or cocoa is due to the warmth of the water.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span style="font-size:" 10pt;="" font-family:="" arial;="" new="">Directions:<span style="font-size:" 10pt;="" font-family:="" arial;="" new=""> 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.

Because of the accident, toxic fumes were released into the atmosphere, and the inhabitants of several communities had to be relocated to an army base from their homes 20 miles away.

  1. had to be relocated to an army base from their homes 20 miles away
  2. have to be relocated to an army base from their homes 20 miles away
  3. had to be relocated 20 miles away from their homes to an army base
  4. had to be relocated to an army base, 20 miles away from their homes
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Observing the changes in economy sweeping through the world it can be seen that they are spontaneous.

  1. Observing the changes in economy sweeping through the world it can be seen
  2. Having observed the changes in economy sweeping through the world, it can be seen
  3. Observing the changes in economy sweeping through the world can be seen
  4. Observing the changes in economy sweeping through the world we can see
  5. It can be seen observing the changes in economy sweeping away the world
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 instructions were issued by the commissioner of police that had an insulting tone according to the juniors.

  1. Many instructions were issued by the commissioner of police that
  2. Many instructions were issued by the commissioner of police as
  3. The issuance of many instructions by the commissioner of police
  4. The commissioner of police issued many instructions that
  5. The commissioner of police who issued many instructions
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

A considerable number of words and a few consecutive texts, transcribed in the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed as evidence of contemporary English pronunciation by students of the subject.

  1. transcribed in the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed
  2. transcribed from the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed
  3. transcribed from the magazine will have to be assessed
  4. transcribed in the magazine will necessarily have to be assessed
  5. transcribed in the magazine will have to be assessed
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 manager delegated to each of his juniors, who was an effective administrator too, a task commensurate to his strength.

  1. delegated to each of his juniors, who was an effective administrator too,
  2. who was an effective administrator too, delegated to each of his juniors
  3. was an effective administrator too, and delegated to each of his juniors
  4. was an effective administrator too, who delegated to each of his juniors
  5. was an effective administrator, who delegated to each of his juniors
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Lying in the soul of meditation and concentration, our sages found divine knowledge.

  1. Lying in the soul of meditation and concentration, our sages found divine knowledge.
  2. Lying in the soul of meditation and concentration, divine knowledge was found by our sages.
  3. Our sages, lying in the soul of meditation and concentration found divine knowledge.
  4. Our sages found divine knowledge lying in the soul of meditation and concentration.
  5. Our sages lay both in the soul of meditation and concentration, and found divine knowledge.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

These restrictions had ensured high prices of food, and thereby high cooking cost, and when the servant brought the rich chocolate doughnuts to the table drenched in strawberry syrup and topped with vanilla ice-cream, Aunt- Jessie was taken by surprise.

  1. and when the servant brought the rich chocolate doughnuts to the table drenched in strawberry syrup and topped with vanilla ice-cream, Aunt Jessie was taken by surprise
  2. and when the servant brought the rich chocolate doughnuts, drenched in strawberry syrup and topped with vanilla ice-cream, to the table
  3. and when the servant drenched in strawberry syrup and topped with vanilla ice-cream, brought the rich chocolate doughnuts to the table
  4. and when the servant brought to the table, the rich chocolate doughnuts drenched in strawberry syrup and topped with vanilla ice-cream
  5. and when the servant brought to the table, strawberry syrup drenched and vanilla ice cream topped, rich chocolate doughnut
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Its consequences will continue greatly to influence the early decades of the coming century.

  1. greatly to influence the early decades of the coming century
  2. to influence the early decades of coming century
  3. to greatly influence the early decades of the coming century
  4. to influence greatly the early decades of coming century
  5. influencing greatly the early decades of coming century
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Having failed to qualify the entrance test thrice, the decision was taken by her not to try again.

  1. Having failed to qualify the entrance test thrice, the decision was taken by her not to try again.
  2. Having failed to qualify the entrance test thrice, she took the decision not to try again.
  3. Because of having failed to qualify the entrance test thrice, she took the decision not to try again.
  4. Her failure to qualify the entrance test thrice led her to take the decision not to try again.
  5. Having failed to qualify the entrance test thrice led her to take the decision not to try again.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector should contribute to, if possible, a reasonable future growth.

  1. Low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector should contribute to, if possible, a reasonable future growth.
  2. Low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector should, if possible, contribute to a reasonable future growth.
  3. It could be possible, low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector should contribute to a reasonable future growth.
  4. Low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector, if possible, should contribute to a reasonable future growth.
  5. Reasonable future growth is possible if low interest environment and a sustained performance in the service sector contributes to it.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

Before considering a candidate for the post of sub-editor, he must have a degree in journalism.

  1. Before considering a candidate for the post of sub-editor, he must have
  2. To consider a candidate for the post of sub-editor, he must have
  3. We will not consider a candidate for the post of sub-editor, if he does not have
  4. We will not consider a candidate for the post of sub-editor, without his having
  5. Before a candidate is considered for the post of sub-editor, one should have
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" small;=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa="">Directions:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa=""> 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.

Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, in 2009, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.

  1. Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, in 2009, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.
  2. Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect' in 2009.
  3. Having tasted a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of the United States of America, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.
  4. I, in 2009, finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect', tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" small;=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa="">Directions:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times" new="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa=""> 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 greatest expense is the first - the preparation of the land: trees have to be felled, and bush cut down and spread over the land, so that the sun can quickly render it combustible.

  1. The greatest expense is the first - the preparation of the land : trees have to be felled, and bush cut down and spread over the land,
  2. The preparation of the land is the first and greatest expense; trees would have to be felled, and bush cut down and spread over the land,
  3. The preparing of the land is the first and greatest expense; trees have to be felled, and bush cut down and spread out over the land,
  4. The preparation of the land is the first and greatest expense; trees have to be felled, and bush cut down and spread over the land,
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 not quite as liquid an investment as a money-market account, financial experts recommend a certificate of deposit for its high yield.

  1. Although not quite as liquid an investment as
  2. Although it is not quite as liquid an investment as
  3. While not being quite as liquid an investment as
  4. While it is not quite as liquid as an investment
  5. Although not quite liquid an investment as
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