Sentence Improvement


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. She is improving her pronunciation of English with a view to become a newsreader.









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    with a view to should be followed by a Gerund, not an Infinitive.
    Hence, becoming is the right usage

    Correct Option: D

    with a view to should be followed by a Gerund, not an Infinitive.
    Hence, becoming is the right usage


  1. All these events are associated like links in a chain.









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    concatenated : linked together
    attached (Adjective) : joined to something.
    Here, concatenated is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    concatenated : linked together
    attached (Adjective) : joined to something.
    Here, concatenated is the right usage.



  1. My father advised me to shun bad peers.









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    No improvement
    (1) Shun (Verb) : to avoid somebody/something

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    (1) Shun (Verb) : to avoid somebody/something


  1. My daughter is going to take her final examination next month.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: B

    No improvement



  1. The criminal must be killed.









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    hang : to kill somebody as a punishment.
    Here, hanged is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    hang : to kill somebody as a punishment.
    Here, hanged is the right usage.