English Language

Sentence Improvement

821 Questions
All Tense and Time Sequence 181 Verb-Governed Prepositions 145 Lexical Confusables 75 Subject-Verb Agreement 59 Modifiers 48 Determiners and Quantifiers 47 Infinitive vs. Gerund 47 Correlative and Paired Conjunctions 35 Conditional Sentences 30 Pronoun Case and Agreement 24 Redundancy 24 Parallel Structure 20 Question Tags 10 Reported Speech 8

Sentence Improvement Questions

Multiple choice

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

That day, for the first time since her husband had died a year ago, she was glad that she was not died as well.

  1. had not died as well

  2. has not died as well

  3. didn't die as well

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of past perfect tense. Whenever two incidents in the past happen sequentially, we use 'had' with the former one.

Multiple choice

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

When he kept saying that he was working late in the office, it made her suspicious.

  1. later in the office, his wife became suspicious

  2. late in the office, she became suspicious

  3. till late in the office, it made her suspicious

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Here, antecedent of 'it' is missing. Thus, we need to introduce the subject for 'her'. Hence, option 2.

Multiple choice

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

It is extremely difficult to wake my father early morning.

  1. awake my father

  2. rouse my father up

  3. wake my father up

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Wake' is an intrnsitive verb, which means 'to cease to sleep'. 'Rouse' is a transitive verb that means ' to rouse from sleep; awaken, to stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition'.

Multiple choice

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

I am going to do my exams, and after I am going to study medicine.

  1. afterwards

  2. later

  3. then

  4. no improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of usage of  vocabulary. The sentence implies that two things will be done in a sequential manner. And for this 'afterwards' is a better option.

Multiple choice

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

On the stand, there were newspapers and magazines of all kind.

  1. every

  2. any

  3. whole

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Every, like each, is always used with a singular noun form and therefore, with a singular verb form in English because we are counting the things or people that we are talking about separately one by one. All is more often used with plural verb forms.

Multiple choice

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

I know you don't like me. I don't like you too.

  1. I don't like you neither

  2. I don't like you either

  3. I too don't like you

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of sentence formation. The person wants to say that 'If you don't like me, I also don't like you'. So, error of placement. Though option 2 could be the right answer, but option 3 is the preferred usage.

Multiple choice

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

Your statement that you were complete unaware of his motive cannot be trusted.

  1. were completely unaware of

  2. had complete unaware of

  3. were completely aware of

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of adjective-adverb usage. Adjective 'complete' needs to be changed with 'adverb 'completely'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Correct the underlined part of the sentence:-

You ought not behave like that.

  1. ought to not behave

  2. ought not to behave

  3. should not behaved

  4. no improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct form is 'ought not to behave' because 'ought' is always followed by the infinitive with 'to'. The structure is 'ought + to + infinitive' in both positive and negative forms. 'Ought to not behave' places the negation incorrectly, 'should not behaved' is grammatically wrong (wrong tense and no 'to'), and 'no improvement' is incorrect because the original is grammatically wrong.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below the sentence, some options are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. Find the option which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No improvement'.

A boy has been sunk in this river.

  1. drowned

  2. immersed

  3. submerged

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When describing a person drowning in water, we use the verb 'drowned' (active or passive), not 'sunk'. 'Sunk' is used for inanimate objects like ships. Option A 'drowned' is grammatically correct for this context. 'Immersed' and 'submerged' don't convey death by drowning.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below the sentence, some options are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. Find the option which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No improvement'.

The girl which came to see me this morning had come from Delhi.

  1. that

  2. whom

  3. who

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For human beings, we use the relative pronoun 'who' (or 'whom' for object position), not 'which'. 'Which' is used for animals and things. Option C 'who' is grammatically correct as it refers to 'the girl', a person.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below the sentence, some options are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. Find the option which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No improvement'.

Two hours have elapsed since he had fallen asleep.

  1. fell

  2. has fallen

  3. was fallen

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses present perfect 'have elapsed' for the first part, so the earlier action should be in simple past tense. 'Had fallen' (past perfect) is incorrect because there's no need for the past perfect here - we're not comparing two past events. 'Fell' (simple past) is correct: the action of falling asleep happened before the two hours elapsed.