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 (4).

  1. I saw the woman whom you said lived next door.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement


  1. Shakespeare is greater than any other poet.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement



  1. Loose tea leaves are kept in a tea box.









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    tea is usually kept in a container made of tin/aluminium, with a lid and that is caddy.
    Hence, caddy is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    tea is usually kept in a container made of tin/aluminium, with a lid and that is caddy.
    Hence, caddy is the right usage.


  1. The boy said that he has read the book.









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    Here, he had read is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, he had read is the right usage.



  1. The autumn season of Parliament will begin on Monday.









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    session (N.) is the right usage. It is used for meetings held in Assembly, Parliament, Court, etc.

    Correct Option: A

    session (N.) is the right usage. It is used for meetings held in Assembly, Parliament, Court, etc.