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. Looking at the pictures of his old home made him nostalgic.









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    No improvement
    nostalgic (Adj.) : having/bringing a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when you think of happy times in the past
    Here, nostalgic is the right usage.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    nostalgic (Adj.) : having/bringing a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when you think of happy times in the past
    Here, nostalgic is the right usage.


  1. The number of people going abroad for vacations is ever increasing every year.









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    Here, only increasing will be used.
    Hence, ever increasing will be replaced by increasing

    Correct Option: B

    Here, only increasing will be used.
    Hence, ever increasing will be replaced by increasing



  1. The speaker got confused, and started to contradict himself.









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    No improvement
    contradict somebody/yourself : say the opposite of what somebody/you have said before

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    contradict somebody/yourself : say the opposite of what somebody/you have said before


Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part 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. Your dress is the same like mine.









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    same (Adj.) : not different ; exactly like the one or ones referred to or mentioned
    like (Prep.) : similar to somebody/something
    ⇒ She’s wearing a dress like mine.
    ⇒ She’s wearing the same dress as mine.
    After the same, as is used and not like
    Here, the same as is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    same (Adj.) : not different ; exactly like the one or ones referred to or mentioned
    like (Prep.) : similar to somebody/something
    ⇒ She’s wearing a dress like mine.
    ⇒ She’s wearing the same dress as mine.
    After the same, as is used and not like
    Here, the same as is the right usage.



  1. A group of fish is swimming in the pond.









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    School (N.) : a large group of fish; shoal
    swarm (N.) : a large group of insects/people-bees/locusts/ flies
    Here, school is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    School (N.) : a large group of fish; shoal
    swarm (N.) : a large group of insects/people-bees/locusts/ flies
    Here, school is the right usage.