Sentence Improvement


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. She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.









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    talkative (Adj.) : liking to talk a lot
    loquacious (Adj.) : very talkative, especially of persons given to excess conversation loquacious is a synonym of talkative
    Here, talkative is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    talkative (Adj.) : liking to talk a lot
    loquacious (Adj.) : very talkative, especially of persons given to excess conversation loquacious is a synonym of talkative
    Here, talkative is the right usage.


  1. The members of the student’s union did not give the examination in protest.









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    give an exam is something a teacher does to her students take an exam is something a student does to prove their knowledge sit for an exam is the same as take an exam write an exam is the same as give an exam.
    Here, did not sit for is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    give an exam is something a teacher does to her students take an exam is something a student does to prove their knowledge sit for an exam is the same as take an exam write an exam is the same as give an exam.
    Here, did not sit for is the right usage.



  1. He will revise it when he is comes back.









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    Here, on coming back is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, on coming back is the right usage.


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. During his long discourse, he did not touch the central idea of the topic.









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    Here, touch upon/on is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, touch upon/on is the right usage.



  1. The sight of the lizard is hateful to me.









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    repulsive (Adj.) : causing a feeling of string dislike; disgusting
    hateful (Adj.) : very unkind/ unpleasant
    repulsion (N.) : a feeling of very strong dislike of something that you find extremely unpleasant
    repulse (V.) : to make somebody feel disgust/ strong dislike
    Here, repulsive is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    repulsive (Adj.) : causing a feeling of string dislike; disgusting
    hateful (Adj.) : very unkind/ unpleasant
    repulsion (N.) : a feeling of very strong dislike of something that you find extremely unpleasant
    repulse (V.) : to make somebody feel disgust/ strong dislike
    Here, repulsive is the right usage.