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 walked back home after the movie yesterday night.









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    Here, last night is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    Here, last night is the right usage.


  1. They have not spoken to each other since they quarrelled.









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    ever since (Conj.) : continuously since the time mentioned
    ⇒ She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived.
    since (Conj.) : from an event in the past until now
    ⇒ It’s twenty years since I’ve seen her.
    Here, ever since is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    ever since (Conj.) : continuously since the time mentioned
    ⇒ She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived.
    since (Conj.) : from an event in the past until now
    ⇒ It’s twenty years since I’ve seen her.
    Here, ever since is the right usage.



  1. The demonstration passed away peacefully.









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    passed (Verb) : to move past or to the other side of something/somebody
    pass away (Phr.V.) : die
    pass out (Phr.V.) : faint ; to become unconscious
    pass on (Phr.V.) : to give something to somebody else
    Here, passed is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    passed (Verb) : to move past or to the other side of something/somebody
    pass away (Phr.V.) : die
    pass out (Phr.V.) : faint ; to become unconscious
    pass on (Phr.V.) : to give something to somebody else
    Here, passed is the right usage.


  1. He is so intelligent that he could win the quiz competition.









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    can (Mod.V.) (Simple Present) is the right usage as the Main Clause is in Simple Present Tense.

    Correct Option: B

    can (Mod.V.) (Simple Present) is the right usage as the Main Clause is in Simple Present Tense.



  1. All his efforts to find his lost child were in vane.









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    vain (Adj.) : useless
    vane (Noun) : a flat blade, moved by wind/water (windmill)
    vein (Noun) : any of the tubes that carry blood from all the parts of the body to.
    wane (Verb) : fade ; decrease
    Here, vain is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    vain (Adj.) : useless
    vane (Noun) : a flat blade, moved by wind/water (windmill)
    vein (Noun) : any of the tubes that carry blood from all the parts of the body to.
    wane (Verb) : fade ; decrease
    Here, vain is the right usage.