Sentence Improvement


Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.

  1. Shut the window; it is fairly cold.









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    No improvement
    rather (Adv.) : used to mean fairly or to some degree.
    ⇒ The instructions were rather complicated.
    Hence, rather is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    rather (Adv.) : used to mean fairly or to some degree.
    ⇒ The instructions were rather complicated.
    Hence, rather is the right usage.


  1. I can’t allow you to make jokes in the class.









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    No improvement
    crack a joke (Id.) : to tell a joke
    make/crack a joke (Id.) : say something in order to make people laugh
    ⇒ We stayed up for hours, laughing and cracking jokes.
    ⇒ She would make jokes about her appearance.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    crack a joke (Id.) : to tell a joke
    make/crack a joke (Id.) : say something in order to make people laugh
    ⇒ We stayed up for hours, laughing and cracking jokes.
    ⇒ She would make jokes about her appearance.



  1. He parts his hair in the centre.









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    Middle : the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides.
    ⇒ He was standing in the middle of the room.
    centre (N.) : the middle point/part of something
    ⇒ the centre of a circle
    ⇒ chocolates with soft centres
    Hence, in the middle is the right usage

    Correct Option: C

    Middle : the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides.
    ⇒ He was standing in the middle of the room.
    centre (N.) : the middle point/part of something
    ⇒ the centre of a circle
    ⇒ chocolates with soft centres
    Hence, in the middle is the right usage


Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is written in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose No Improvement.

  1. I want to dispose off all my old furniture immediately









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    dispose of something : to get rid of something that you do not want.
    Here, dispose of is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    dispose of something : to get rid of something that you do not want.
    Here, dispose of is the right usage.



  1. Thomas Caffall the gunman killing two persons near the Texas A & M University, asked forgiveness for shooting the officers.









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    Here, Past Perfect should be used. The event relates to the past.
    Hence, who had killed is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    Here, Past Perfect should be used. The event relates to the past.
    Hence, who had killed is the right usage.