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MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 (20 Questions)

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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 25 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 20

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Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 1
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Directions: In these questions, which of the phrases; (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below, should replace the phrase given in underline in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer:

Q. He will be greatly surprised "if he was felicitated" by his staff members.

Detailed Solution: Question 1

When question initially talks.about future tense,and  direct speech is used in present tense.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 2
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Did you know when "shall he be leaving" for higher studies to the USA?               

Detailed Solution: Question 2

The correct option is B.
"Would" has several other meanings, such as the past tense of "will" in reported speech, and for indicating past habit, but these don't apply to this context

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Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 3
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The labour contractors reported that they "had finished" the work of building the stone wall.

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The sentence is grammatically correct.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 4
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For want of financial resources, he was "unable to continue " his studies

Detailed Solution: Question 4

The sentence is grammatically correct.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 5
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He complained "of being unjustly treatment."

Detailed Solution: Question 5

With Being we use the word treated as a verb.
 

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 6
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The donation amount was "such that as I was expected" him to donate.

Detailed Solution: Question 6

B is the correct option i.e; “such that I expected of” because the emphasis falls upon such that as, which indicates that already I had the idea about the fact.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 7
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It is pity that no one in the family "disapproves by his getting up" late.

Detailed Solution: Question 7

B is the correct option. The Correct preposition to be used in the sentence is “on his getting up late”

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 8
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He is less likely to win "unless he practised" rigorously and regularly.

Detailed Solution: Question 8

The sentence is in future tense. 

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 9
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Because it was a stormy night, "he dare not to go" out in the dark.

Detailed Solution: Question 9

The sentence is reflecting the scene of the past so this is the best suitable option.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 10
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"Just when they reach" the station, the train had departed.

Detailed Solution: Question 10

The sentence is reflecting "when they reached the station, they found that the train had departed".
So the departing train was completed before they reached there.
Hence in given form, "Just before they reached the station" is the most appropriate one.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 11
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The sun was shining "such" brightly that Leela had to put on her sun-glasses.

Detailed Solution: Question 11

Replace ‘such’ with ‘so’ to give a sense of ‘very’. The correct compound conjunction is ‘so…that’.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 12
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If I "were" you, I would report the matter at once.               

Detailed Solution: Question 12

The sentence is grammatically correct.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 13
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The document "is concerning" your health and that of your family.               

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 14
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The lady "laid out" a special dinner for her husband on his birthday.               

Detailed Solution: Question 14

preposition ‘out’ is not needed here.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 15
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Epidemics are likely to "break off" in the areas where flood-water has receded.               

Detailed Solution: Question 15

Breakout means  to develop or emerge with suddenness whereas break off means abruptly stop talking.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 16
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There is no objection "to him" joining the party.    

Detailed Solution: Question 16

Among the given options, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is ‘There is no objection to his joining the party’ as here only the preposition ‘to’ will be used because it is used for expressing the result of a process or action. Also, the pronoun to be used will be in the possessive case.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 17
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You are "too big" to go out alone.               

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Enough means as much or as much as required.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 18
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One of my old friends has invited me "for tea" in the evening.               

Detailed Solution: Question 18

Preposition ‘to’ is used in such context.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 19
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Hardly had he saddled the horse "than" the mare broke loose and galloped down the hill.               

Detailed Solution: Question 19

The correct option is B.
When is a conjunctive phrase that should be used here.

Test: Sentence Improvement- 1 - Question 20
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The speaker tried to work "up" the emotions of his audience.

Detailed Solution: Question 20

The sentence talks about speakers' emotions.
Work up means  Be or become excited or upset.

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