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 like tea and I like coffee.









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    Both .... and → emphasize the link between two things (tea and coffee) making a stronger connection.
    Hence, both tea and coffee is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Both .... and → emphasize the link between two things (tea and coffee) making a stronger connection.
    Hence, both tea and coffee is the right usage.


  1. If the room had been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime.









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    Had the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime is the right sentence.

    Correct Option: C

    Had the room been brighter, Shweta would have been able to read for a while before bedtime is the right sentence.



  1. I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I won as a prize.









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    I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had won as a prize is the right sentence

    Correct Option: A

    I sat down on the bench to look at the trophy I had won as a prize is the right sentence


  1. A buffalo cannot defend a buffalo against lion.









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    A buffalo cannot defend another buffalo against a lion is the right sentence

    Correct Option: A

    A buffalo cannot defend another buffalo against a lion is the right sentence



  1. They sat by the river bank with their legs remaining in the water.









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    dangling (Verb) : to hang or swing freely
    Here, dangling is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    dangling (Verb) : to hang or swing freely
    Here, dangling is the right usage.