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: A part of the given sentence is underlined. Given below are alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b) and (c) and mark it as answer. In case no improvement is needed, mark your answer as (d).

She chopped the cake and everybody clapped.

  1. cut

  2. sliced

  3. scratched

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

Explanation for option 1: A cake is cut, not chopped.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the given sentence is underlined. Given below are alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b) and (c) and mark it as answer. In case no improvement is needed, mark your answer as (d).

He derived the expectation to do this task from his elder brother.

  1. hope

  2. encouragement

  3. inspiration

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

Explanation for option 3: It means motivation or encouragement.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the given sentence is underlined. Given below are alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b) and (c) and mark it as answer. In case no improvement is needed, mark your answer as (d).

Due to the low temperament in the hall, no one felt like leaving, even after the meeting was over.

  1. temper

  2. temperature

  3. tempo

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

Explanation for option 2: It is correct as it means 'measure of hot and cold'.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the given sentence is underlined. Given below are alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b) and (c) and mark it as answer. In case no improvement is needed, mark your answer as (d).

Anthony was amused by the sudden ending of the drama as he was expecting a lot more to it.

  1. bemused

  2. amusing

  3. mused

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

Explanation for option 1: 'Amused' should be replaced by 'bemused', which means 'confused' or 'bewildered'.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the given sentence is underlined. Given below are alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative from (a), (b) and (c) and mark it as answer. In case no improvement is needed, mark your answer as (d).

They were delightful to hear this good news.

  1. delight

  2. delights

  3. delighted

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

Explanation for option 3: 'Past participle' should be used in case of passive voice.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

The number of trees are gradually decreasing.

  1. trees were gradually decreasing

  2. trees have been gradually decreasing

  3. trees is gradually decreasing

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

Use 'is' in place of 'are'.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

Yellow and black make the best combination in painting.

  1. Yellow and black made

  2. Yellow and black makes

  3. Yellow and black is making

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

The compound subject here is singular ‘combination’. ‘Made’ is incorrect because reference is not to any particular painting (the painting). ‘Is making’ is incorrect since there is no continuation involved.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

He is the richest of all my other friends.

  1. He is the richest of all my friends.

  2. He is richer than all my other friends.

  3. He is the richest of all other friends.

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

Delete the redundant ‘other’. He is the richest of all (not all others).

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

Never before in my life I have met with such a stupid person.

  1. Never before I have met with such a stupid person.

  2. Never before in my life have I met with such a stupid person.

  3. Never before in my life I have met such a stupid person.

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

Statements beginning with negative words (never) take the helping verb before the subject.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

Our plans should give priority for the problems of the common man.

  1. for the problems of the common man

  2. for the problem of the common man

  3. to the problems of the common man

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

‘priority to’

Multiple choice

Directions: Improve the under given sentence, if needed, by replacing the underlined part of it with the appropriate option. If no correction is required, mark option 4 as the answer.

He always tries to do whatever his friend does.

  1. is doing

  2. do

  3. has done

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

The present simple tense does is correct here for a habitual or general action. When referring to what someone generally does, the simple present is appropriate. Present continuous forms like is doing would suggest a specific current action, which is not the intended meaning.

Multiple choice

Directions: Improve the under given sentence, if needed, by replacing the underlined part of it with the appropriate option. If no correction is required, mark option 4 as the answer.

Domestic violence is at the rise.

  1. on

  2. in

  3. with

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

The correct idiomatic expression is on the rise, not at the rise. The preposition on is standard with rise when indicating an increasing trend. At would suggest a static location, while on correctly conveys the idea of being on an upward trend or trajectory.

Multiple choice

Directions: Improve the under given sentence, if needed, by replacing the underlined part of it with the appropriate option. If no correction is required, mark option 4 as the answer.

Technical know how in the USA cannot easily assimilated by the technocrats of the developing countries.

  1. cannot easily have

  2. cannot easy

  3. cannot be easily

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

The sentence requires a passive voice construction: be + past participle. The correct form is cannot be easily assimilated, not cannot easily assimilated. The verb assimilate needs the auxiliary be to form the passive voice properly. The omission of be creates a grammatical error.