English Quiz on Sentence Improvement - With Explanation.

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Questions: In each  question a sentence is given and a word give in bold.  Find out the phrase which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct, the answer is ‘No improvement’.

Q1. He refused the allegations of his boss.

(a) refuted

(b) rejected

(c) accused

(d) No improvement

Q2. Can this machine be adopted in farm work.

(a) by

(b) into

(c) for

(d) No improvement

Q3. The driver was dazzled by the bright light of approaching car.

(a) twinkled

(b) flashed

(c) glowed

(d) No improvement

Q4. What does it matter most is the quality of the goods that we require.

(a) what it matters more

(b) what does it matter more

(c) what matters most

(d) No improvement

Q5. You called on me when I was not at home, don’t you?

(a) did you?

(b) didn’t you?

(c) didn’t I?

(d) No improvement

Q6. He paid the caretaker for his board and lodging.

(a) room

(b) furniture

(c) boarding

(d) No improvement

Q7. He was released from the hospital yesterday.

(a) let out

(b) discharged

(c) dismissed

(d) No improvement

Q8. The colours softened as the sun went down.

(a) brightened

(b) deepened

(c) mellowed

(d) No improvement

Q9. The new manager is soft-spoken and is considerable to all.

(a) conceited

(b) considerate

(c) constricted

(d) No improvement

Q10. He hanged his portrait in the main hall.

(a) hang

(b) hung

(c) hand hanged

(d) No improvement

Q11. Your results depends not only on how much you have studied but how long you have read.

(a) but also how long

(b) but also on how long

(c) but also on how much long

(d) No improvement

Q12. Ram cut a sad figure in her first performance on the stage.

(a) made a sorry figure

(b) cut a sorry face

(c) cut a sorry figure

(d) No improvement

Q13. All her answers were correct.

(a) her every answers

(b) her all answers

(c) all of her answers

(d) No improvement

Q14. Hari gave me an old scissors.

(a) old scissor

(b) an old scissor

(c) a pair of old scissors

(d) No improvement

Q15. His trousers are three sizes large.

(a) three sizes too

(b) three size

(c) three sizes over

(d) No improvement

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘refused’ with ‘rejected’.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘in’ with ‘into’.

S3. Ans.(d)

Sol. No improvement.

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. Replace ‘what does it matter most’ with ‘what matters most.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The given sentence is in Past Tense therefore ‘don’t you?, should be replaced with ‘didn’t you?’

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. The correct phrase is ‘boarding and lodging’

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘released’ with ‘discharged’.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Replace ‘softened’ with ‘mellowed’.

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘considerable’ with ‘considerate’.

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘hanged’ with ‘hung’.

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. The correct compound conjunction is ‘not only……but also’. Moreover, to maintain a parallel structure of the sentence, ‘not only on how much’ should have a parallel structure ‘but also on how long’. Therefore the correct option is (b).

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. The correct phrase is ‘to cut a sorry figure’. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. No improvement.

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. The ‘scissors’ is expressed as ‘a pair of scissors’. Therefore, the bold part should be replaced with option (c).

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. The appropriate word for ‘very’ is ‘too’. Hence the correct option is (a).

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