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: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as given and 'No correction is required' mark (5) as the answer.

With nasty viral infections do the rounds in the city, you should give all it takes to protect yourself.

  1. coming rounds

  2. roundabout

  3. doing the rounds

  4. done rounding

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct idiom is 'doing the rounds,' which means to circulate or spread from person to person. Viral infections actively 'do the rounds' or 'are doing the rounds' - the continuous form fits the context of infections currently circulating in the city. 'Coming rounds' and 'done rounding' are not standard expressions.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Not like that the matter is going to be resolved in one meeting as the issue is quite complicated.

  1. Mostly unlikely

  2. Very unlike that

  3. Unlikely how

  4. It is unlikely that

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Not like that' is colloquial and grammatically awkward. 'It is unlikely that' properly introduces the clause and provides standard sentence structure. 'Mostly unlikely' and 'Very unlike that' are not standard expressions, and 'Unlikely how' is grammatically incorrect.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

We are currently facing an economic downturn and even a slight increase in demand will benefit to ourselves.

  1. has benefited ourselves

  2. will benefit from us

  3. we will benefit

  4. will be beneficial to us

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Benefit to ourselves' is incorrect - the reflexive 'ourselves' doesn't fit this context. 'Beneficial to us' uses the correct adjective form and object pronoun. Active 'we will benefit' changes meaning slightly from the original construction, and 'benefit from us' reverses the direction of benefit.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

The next two months are going to be very hectic as there is more six projects have been scheduled.

  1. with six more

  2. as more than six

  3. still there are six other

  4. because there are still six

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'More six' is non-standard usage. The correct comparative construction for numbers is 'more than six' (or 'six more' with different word order). 'As more than six projects have been scheduled' provides the grammatically correct and standard form.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

This decision by the government making it easier for companies to attract talent from abroad.

  1. make easier

  2. has made easy

  3. will make it easy

  4. make it easier

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires a verb phrase that grammatically completes the subject 'This decision'. 'Will make it easy' correctly uses future tense with proper subject-verb agreement. The original phrase 'making it easier' lacks the auxiliary verb needed to form a complete predicate.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

The workshop was jointly held by the two colleges to create awareness about various careers.

  1. has jointly held in

  2. will be joint holding

  3. was a joint holding for

  4. is been jointly held with

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is grammatically correct as written. 'Was jointly held by' is proper passive voice construction indicating that two colleges collaborated in conducting the workshop.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

In order to forget his worries Rahul take to smoke day and night.

  1. took to smoke

  2. taking to smoking

  3. take to smoking

  4. took to smoking

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Took to smoking is the correct way to express getting habitual to something

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Prerna was very please with the gift she had received from her best friend on her birthday.

  1. was very pleased

  2. was very pleasing

  3. is very pleased

  4. is very pleasing

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pleased is the correct form of verb to be used with was.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Finally Suhas had gather the courage to speak against his father`s atrocities.

  1. gathering the courage

  2. gathers courage

  3. gathered the courage

  4. gather the couraged

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires past tense to match 'had'. 'Gathered' is the correct past tense form of 'gather'. The structure 'had gathered' (past perfect) shows the courage was gathered before 'finally' speaking. Other options ('gathering', 'gathers', 'gather the couraged') are grammatically incorrect or don't form proper tense structure.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and 'no correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

The animal rescuers anesthetized the dog which had been with great pain after having met with an accident.

  1. which had been in

  2. which is being with

  3. who had been in

  4. who has been at

  5. no correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct form of expressing the given circumstance is IN PAIN. Which is used to refer to animals.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and 'no correction is required', mark (5) as the answer.

An NGO is working towards providing free education to the girl child so that every girl can stand on their own feet.

  1. stands on their own

  2. stand on her own

  3. stand in her own

  4. stand on their oven's

  5. no correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

EVERY indicates singular noun. Therefore, her should be used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

If I leave early from home, I could have made it on time to the airport.

  1. If I would leave early

  2. Had I leave earlier

  3. If I could left early

  4. Had I left earlier

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct way of expressing the condition, is HAD I LEFT EARLIER. Also the second part of the sentence is in the past tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Thousands of fire-fighters were deployed at the factory when a fire suddenly broke out due to a short circuit.

  1. on the factory when

  2. at the factory while

  3. at that factory when

  4. in the factory while

  5. no correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses 'at' correctly for location and 'when' for simultaneous actions. Firefighters deployed at a factory when a fire broke out describes a coherent scenario where they were present at that location when the emergency occurred. The other options do not improve the sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

She was so scared on seeing the lion that she shooked like a leaf.

  1. shaked life a leaf

  2. shook like a leaf

  3. shook like a leaves

  4. shake like a leaf

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shook is the correct second form of verb to be used in context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

Meena had the presence of mind to get out of the way as the bus speed out of control past her.

  1. present of mind

  2. present mind

  3. presence in mind

  4. presence to mind

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

'Presence of mind' is the correct idiomatic expression meaning the ability to think clearly and remain calm in a difficult situation. Options A, B, C, and D incorrectly alter the preposition or wording, breaking this established phrase.