Sentence Improvement Questions and Answers

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. My sister is the poet and the philosopher. 2. My sister is a poet and the philosopher. 3. My sister is a poet and a philosopher. 4. My sister is a poet and philosopher.

It is sentence 4.When one person holds two roles, the article is used once and the second noun goes bare - my sister is a poet and philosopher. Repeating the article would make her two different people.

Q: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences: a. The news about coffee is surprisingly good. b. Moderate intake of coffee does not pose a healthy threat. c. The only serious charge against caffeine is that it may addict. d. Its absence can result in headaches,fatigue,etc.

b and c are incorrect.Sentence b needs a health threat, not a healthy one - healthy describes what is in good health, not what concerns health. The fault in c is of the same order.

Q: He has said so out of affection; do not take it to heart.

No improvement is required.Take it to heart is the idiom for being hurt by something. The preposition is to and the noun takes no article.

Q: Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences: a. Snowflake is one of nature's most exquisite creation. b. A snowflake may be a single crystal or group of crystals. c The crystals form high in the atmosphere. d. Where it is cold, a crystal's delicate shape is preserved.

a and b are incorrect.Sentence a needs the plural creations, since one of always selects from a group. Sentence b needs an article - a group of crystals.

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. He is one of the best policeman who has ever lived. 2. He is one of the best policeman who have ever lived. 3. He is one of the best policeman that have ever lived. 4. He is one of the best policeman that has ever lived.

It is sentence 3.One of the best takes a plural noun, so policemen. The relative clause then describes the plural policemen and takes a plural verb: that have ever lived.

Q: A cold drink is preferable than tea in summer.

It should read preferable to.Preferable already contains the comparison, so it takes to rather than than, and it cannot be strengthened by more - more preferable is a doubled comparative. Superior, inferior, senior and junior behave the same way.

Q: Select the grammatically correct sentence: 1. She insisted on me to stay there. 2. She insisted on me staying there. 3. She insisted on my staying there. 4. She insisted in my staying there.

It is sentence 3.Insist on takes a gerund, and the person doing the action is marked by a possessive - insisted on my staying. The object form me is common in speech but the possessive is the careful form.

Q: Select the appropriate word which makes the sentence meaningful. Sachin Tendulkar is an __________ player.

The correct option is (a) eminent 'Eminent' means a person who is successful, well-known, outstanding, etc. 'Imminent' means about to happen or likely to occur, possible, etc. Use of Imminent in a sentence: Imminent - The earthquake is imminent, so be prepared to face it.

Q: Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence. 1. and he who has hope, 2. has hope 3. has everything 4. the person who has health

The order is 4, 2, 1, 3.The person who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything - the proverb builds a chain from health to hope to everything, each clause handing its last word to the next.

Q: Following is a set of four sentences. Choose the sentence which is most appropriate – grammatically, semantically & logically.

It is Sorry to keep you. How long have you been waiting?The waiting began earlier and is still going on, which the present perfect continuous expresses; the present continuous would ask only about this moment. The sentence also needs its question mark, which the other close contender lacks.

Direction for [ Question No: 431 To 437 ] :

Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?

431.

Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. My sister is the poet and the philosopher.
2. My sister is a poet and the philosopher.
3. My sister is a poet and a philosopher.
4. My sister is a poet and philosopher.

Answer: D

It is sentence 4.

When one person holds two roles, the article is used once and the second noun goes bare - my sister is a poet and philosopher. Repeating the article would make her two different people.

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432.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences:
a. The news about coffee is surprisingly good.
b. Moderate intake of coffee does not pose a healthy threat.
c. The only serious charge against caffeine is that it may addict.
d. Its absence can result in headaches,fatigue,etc.

A.only a
B.only c
C.b and c
D.a and d

Answer: C

b and c are incorrect.

Sentence b needs a health threat, not a healthy one - healthy describes what is in good health, not what concerns health. The fault in c is of the same order.

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433.

He has said so out of affection; do not take it to heart.

A.it in the heart
B.in heart
C.by the heart
D.No improvement required.

Answer: D

No improvement is required.

Take it to heart is the idiom for being hurt by something. The preposition is to and the noun takes no article.

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434.

Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences:

a. Snowflake is one of nature's most exquisite creation.

b. A snowflake may be a single crystal or group of crystals.

c The crystals form high in the atmosphere.

d. Where it is cold, a crystal's delicate shape is preserved.

A.only a
B.only c
C.c and d
D.a and b

Answer: D

a and b are incorrect.

Sentence a needs the plural creations, since one of always selects from a group. Sentence b needs an article - a group of crystals.

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435.

Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. He is one of the best policeman who has ever lived.
2. He is one of the best policeman who have ever lived.
3. He is one of the best policeman that have ever lived.
4. He is one of the best policeman that has ever lived.

Answer: C

It is sentence 3.

One of the best takes a plural noun, so policemen. The relative clause then describes the plural policemen and takes a plural verb: that have ever lived.

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436.

A cold drink is preferable than tea in summer.

A.much more preferable than
B.preferable to
C.more preferable to
D.No improvement required.

Answer: B

It should read preferable to.

Preferable already contains the comparison, so it takes to rather than than, and it cannot be strengthened by more - more preferable is a doubled comparative. Superior, inferior, senior and junior behave the same way.

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437.

Select the grammatically correct sentence:
1. She insisted on me to stay there.
2. She insisted on me staying there.
3. She insisted on my staying there.
4. She insisted in my staying there.

Answer: C

It is sentence 3.

Insist on takes a gerund, and the person doing the action is marked by a possessive - insisted on my staying. The object form me is common in speech but the possessive is the careful form.

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438.

Select the appropriate word which makes the sentence meaningful.

Sachin Tendulkar is an __________ player.

A.eminent
B.imminent

Answer: A

The correct option is (a) eminent

'Eminent' means a person who is successful, well-known, outstanding, etc.
'Imminent' means about to happen or likely to occur, possible, etc.
Use of Imminent in a sentence:
Imminent - The earthquake is imminent, so be prepared to face it.

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439.

Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.

1. and he who has hope,
2. has hope
3. has everything
4. the person who has health

A.1, 4, 3, 2
B.3, 2, 4, 1
C.3, 4, 1, 2
D.4, 2, 1, 3

Answer: D

The order is 4, 2, 1, 3.

The person who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything - the proverb builds a chain from health to hope to everything, each clause handing its last word to the next.

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440.

Following is a set of four sentences. Choose the sentence which is most appropriate – grammatically, semantically & logically.

A.Sorry to keep you. How long are you waiting?
B.My apologies for delaying. How long have you been waiting.
C.Sorry to keep you. How long have you been waiting?
D.Sorry for the delay. Since how long are you waiting?

Answer: B

It is Sorry to keep you. How long have you been waiting?

The waiting began earlier and is still going on, which the present perfect continuous expresses; the present continuous would ask only about this moment. The sentence also needs its question mark, which the other close contender lacks.

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