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: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

In its formulating, participatory approach was not followed.

  1. formulated

  2. formulate

  3. formulation

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

Error of verb usaage. The sentence implies that the participatory approach was not applied during the formulation practice. Gerund form is not required here.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

The policy recommend reservation for woman.

  1. recommending

  2. to recommend

  3. recommends

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

Error of subject-verb agreement. Here, the subject i.e., 'the policy' is singular, and should be followed by a singular verb. So, 'recommends'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Six out of ten peoples buy water in Rajasthan.

  1. the ten people

  2. ten people

  3. the ten peoples

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

Error of vocabulary usage. For the persons of the same nation we use 'people', and not 'peoples'. Moreover, as the reffered persons are not specific so article  'the' is not required before people.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

At present genetic engineering is costly of detecting disorders.

  1. to detecting

  2. to detect

  3. for detecting

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

In this case, the usage 'for detecting' is preferred to 'to detect'. 'For' means 'for the purpose of'. In case to use the infinitive 'to', we have to rephrase the whole sentence like -''In order to detect disorders............''.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

The writing is already at the wall.

  1. on

  2. in

  3. with

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

Error of prepositional usage. 'At' is used to show a specific place, while 'on' is used to show the relationship. We write something 'on' the wall, and not 'at' the wall.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Discussions on life long learning should continue for some much time.

  1. many

  2. more

  3. most

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

Error of adjectival usage. 'Much' is used for uncountable things. Time is a countable noun, and for countable nouns we use 'more' or 'many'. Moreover, 'some much' is an incorrect usage.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

It remained to be seen if science will control the world.

  1. remain

  2. remains

  3. is remaining

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

Error of sentence formation. In a complex sentence like this where future tense 'will' is used, we do not use pst tense (remained). So, remained should be changed to present tense. Now, as the subject 'it' is singular, so 'remains' is the right singular usage.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Traditional systems of marriage should strengthened.

  1. be strengthening

  2. be strengthened

  3. strengthening

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

Error of sentence formation. 'Should be' means something that is 'desired and to be done'. It is always followed by second form of the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Once, while traveling in train, he was asked to leave the first class compartment.

  1. by train

  2. on train

  3. through train

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

Generally we use 'in' a vehicle in case of personal vehicle, and 'by' a vehicle for public transport. As we know, trains are mode of public transport, so 'by train' is to be preferred.