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: In this question, a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined, to which alternatives (1), (2) and (3) are given below which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. If no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

The little child does whatever his brother was done.

  1. was doing

  2. does

  3. had done

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

Error of parallelism. The verb is in simple present tense, so we use does.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

Life in earth is no more as simple as it used to be.

  1. of

  2. off

  3. on

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

Explanation for option 1: This does not make sense in this context. Explanation for option 2: This is grammatically incorrect and does not fit in the given context. Explanation for option 3: This is correct. Explanation for option 4: This is invalid.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

The man is known for his elegance.

  1. by

  2. to

  3. of

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

Explanation for option 1: This does not make any sense. Hence, this is incorrect.          Explanation for option 2: “Known to” is possible in passive voice but this does not make any sense here. Explanation for option 3: This does not make any sense in the given context. Explanation for option 4: This is valid and there is no need to make any correction as the given sentence is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

You are undue irregular.

  1. long

  2. regularly

  3. high

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

Explanation for option 1: This is grammatically incorrect. Explanation for option 2: Here “an adverb” qualifies “an adjective”. Hence, this is correct. Explanation for option 3: ‘Highly’ could be used here. Explanation for option 4: ‘Unduly’ could have been correct. So, this is not a valid option.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

I broke with her because she had cheated me.

  1. broke up

  2. broke from

  3. break away

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

Explanation for option 1: “Broke with” means to end a relationship or association with someone. Hence, there is no need to make any correction. Explanation for option 2: ‘Break from’ means to get a leave from something. It doesn’t fit here. Explanation for option 3: ‘Break away’ means to escape and it doesn’t make sense. Explanation for option 4: The given sentence is correct. So, there is no need to make any improvement.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

We should go to the market, should we?

  1. would we

  2. shouldn't we

  3. must we

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

A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag and similar tense or modal is used. Thus, ‘shouldn't’ is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

He buyed a new dress for his sister.

  1. bought

  2. buy

  3. brought

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

‘Buy’ does not fit here as ‘he’ is a singular subject and we use ‘s’ or ‘es’ with the verb if the subject is singular. The second form of ‘buy' is ‘bought’ and it fits here.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

She putted the chocolates in the box yesterday.

  1. put

  2. putting

  3. puts

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

Past form of ‘put’ should be used here (which is ‘put’ not ‘putted’) as the action is in the past tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

She thrown the wrappers in the dustbin.

  1. throwed

  2. threw

  3. throw

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

In an active sentence, the second form of the verb is used for past tense and the third form is used with the verb ‘have’.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

Students are warned against committing the mistake again.

  1. of committing

  2. to commit

  3. against to commit

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

Explanation for option 3: Wrong usage Explanation for option 4: This is case of Gerund, hence committing is right.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

The MP set of a row over the use of tobbaco.

  1. off

  2. on

  3. about

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

Explanation for option 1: 'Set off' means 'to start out'. Hence, this fits in the given context and is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed, your answer is option (4).

Due to my uncle's untimely arrival, our plans for a holiday had to be laid aside.

  1. laid out

  2. laid down

  3. laid by

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

Explanation for option 1: 'Laid out' means to prepare a dead body for last rituals. Hence, this is not correct and does not fit in the given context. Explanation for option 2: This is not valid. Explanation for option 3: This is not valid.. Explanation for option 4: 'Laid aside' means 'to give up or abandon' and this fits in the given context, and makes a meaningful sentence. Hence, the sentence is correct as it is and no improvement is needed.

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 possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

They dug a deep well, but could not find water.

  1. could not find no water

  2. cannot find water

  3. would not find water

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

The sentence is correct. Option 1 is incorrect as it has double negative. Second option cannot be correct as the sentence is in past tense and 'can' is present tense. 'Would' expresses the consequence of an imagined event or situation. So, it does not fit here.