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. Old habits die hardly.









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    difficult to do/understand/answer
    Here, hard will replace hardly
    Old things die hard means take a long time to change/end it — used in Present Tense

    Correct Option: A

    difficult to do/understand/answer
    Here, hard will replace hardly
    Old things die hard means take a long time to change/end it — used in Present Tense


  1. She did not like the movie, nor I did.









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    In such cases, where a Negative Clause has to be linked, nor is used at the beginning of the Second Clause, followed by an Aux. V./Mod./be, followed by the Sub. and the Main V., if there is any.
    ⇒ I don’t like him, nor does→(Aux. V. ) my sister.→(Sub.)
    Hence, nor did I is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    In such cases, where a Negative Clause has to be linked, nor is used at the beginning of the Second Clause, followed by an Aux. V./Mod./be, followed by the Sub. and the Main V., if there is any.
    ⇒ I don’t like him, nor does→(Aux. V. ) my sister.→(Sub.)
    Hence, nor did I is the right usage.



  1. When the little girl losses her doll, she began to cry.









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    The sentence is showing past time. Hence, lost her doll is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    The sentence is showing past time. Hence, lost her doll is the right usage.


  1. They congratulated me for my victory in the debate competition.









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    on (Prep.) is used when expressing one’s good wishes in the context of a happy event for (Pre.) is used when offering praise for someone’s achievement.
    ⇒ Congratulations on winning the lottery !
    ⇒ Congratulations for completing 100 days without an accident !
    Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    on (Prep.) is used when expressing one’s good wishes in the context of a happy event for (Pre.) is used when offering praise for someone’s achievement.
    ⇒ Congratulations on winning the lottery !
    ⇒ Congratulations for completing 100 days without an accident !
    Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.



  1. Only me I can solve the problem.









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    Here, Only I can do is the right usage. It means : Only I not others.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, Only I can do is the right usage. It means : Only I not others.