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 sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

She is doing the same task every morning for many years.

  1. was

  2. has been

  3. would be

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

The sentence describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present ('every morning for many years'), which requires the present perfect continuous tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

He looked at his watch again and again as it was getting late.

  1. since it had been

  2. as it had been

  3. for it was

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

The original sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. 'As' is an appropriate conjunction to show cause in this context.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

The issues are not complex and have been obscured by other factors.

  1. and are

  2. but are

  3. but have been

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

‘Not complex … obscured’ presents a contrast. So, 'but' is needed. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

I do not involve myself in any such issue.

  1. such

  2. such an

  3. any

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

The original sentence 'I do not involve myself in any such issue' is grammatically correct. 'Any such' is a standard construction used to emphasize the nature of the issue being referred to.

Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

I have passed the test this year.

  1. would pass

  2. passed

  3. will have passed

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

Reference to time frame (this year) rules out the use of ‘have’. Note that ‘shall pass’ or ‘will pass’ are not available among the options.