In competitive exams, sentence improvement is a frequent part of the English section. In this section, the examiner checks the knowledge of the grammar ( noun, pronoun, adjective, articles, preposition etc.) of the candidates.
Direction:- In each question, a part of the sentence is printed in inverted commas. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the inverted comma part of the sentence. Find out the phrase which can correct as it is, the answer is 'No correction required' or 'No improvement'.
1. He plays cricket and tennis "also".
A. Both
B. Besides
C. Too
D. No improvement
2. I am used to "hard work".
A. Hard working
B. Work hard
C. Work hardly
D. No improvement
3. Practically "every part" of the banana tree is used by man.
A. Most part
B. Any part
C. Each part
D. No improvement
4. "No sooner I saw" the tiger than I run away.
A. No sooner I had seen
B. No sooner did I see
C. As soon as I saw
D. No improvement
5. The "need" of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
A. Needed
B. Needing
C. Needs
D. No improvement
6. Shakespeare lived "for" the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.
A. In
B. Since
C. During
D. No improvement
7. The teacher asked the intruder "who was he and why was he" occupying chair.
A. Who he was and why he was
B. Who he was and why was he
C. Who he had been and why he had been
D. No improvement
8. Bad habits must be "nipped at the bud".
A. Nipped off the bud
B. Nipped in the bud
C. Nipped on the bud
D. No improvement
9. Old habits "die hardly".
A. Die much hardly
B. Die too hard
C. Die hard
D. No improvement
10. The problems of translation "are still remain".
A. Are remain
B. Will remained
C. Will still remain
D. No improvement
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