Improvement of Sentences Questions and Answers Practice Question and Answer

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

She has been writing this novel for a year but she did not finish it yet.

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    had not finished it
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    has not finish it
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    No improvement
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    has not finished it
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Answer : 4. "has not finished it"

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Answer : 2. "were"

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Answer : 1. "presently "

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Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.    

I had met him after the party where he had been given an inspiring speech

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    when he had
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    where he would have
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    in which he was given
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    where he had
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    No correction required
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Answer : 4. "where he had"

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Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.    

In order to earning decent living we need to have a good job which pays a substantial amount of money.

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    earned decency life
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    earning decency live
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    earn a decent living
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    earned decently life
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    No correction required
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Answer : 3. "earn a decent living"

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Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .

He both won a medal and a scholarship. 

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    He won a medal and a scholarship both.
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    Both he won a medal and a scholarship.
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    He won both a medal and a scholarship.
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "He won both a medal and a scholarship. "

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His employees were asking him for a raise for a long time now.

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    asked him for a rise
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    No substitution
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    are asking him of a raise
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    have been asking him for a raise
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Answer : 4. "have been asking him for a raise"

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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"

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