What is sentence improvement?
Practice is the only trick to attempt sentence improvement questions.These questions require a good knowledge of common errors,vocabulary,correct use of phrases and overall rules of grammar.
Sentence Improvement questions with answers and explanations.
Q1 He felt exhausted as he was working since 4 O’ clock in the morning
A) has been working
B) had been working
C) is working
D) No improvement
Correct answer is B as the past perfect continuous tense will be used.
Q2 Most people in India like to give a lot of free advice.
A) advices
B) advises
C) advise
D) No Improvement
Correct answer is D. (The word advice is a noun and has no plural form.Advise is a verb. So option a,b and C all get eliminated)
Q3 Hardly had he finished his work than the peon arrived with another file.
A) when
B) then
C) while
D) no improvement
Correct answer is A. (With hardly the word when is used)
Q4 Rahul has no right to take a claim on his father’s property as he did not look after him in his old age.
A) to make a claim
B) to stake a claim to
C) to demand
D) no improvement
Correct answer B (stake a claim is a phrase which means to ask for something as one’s own)
Q5 I have sent the parcel two hours ago.
A) had sent
B) send
C) sent
D) no improvement
Correct answer C ( The usage of two hours ago indicates that the sentence if of simple past tense)
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