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 took the cycle which he bought yesterday.









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    Earlier past events (bought yesterday) will be indicated by had bought yesterday (Past Perfect Tense)
    Hence, which he had bought yesterday is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Earlier past events (bought yesterday) will be indicated by had bought yesterday (Past Perfect Tense)
    Hence, which he had bought yesterday is the right usage.


  1. The starving and crawling people min the television programme looked more like beasts than tiring creatures.









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    looked (Verb) : to seem ; to appear
    ⇒ That looks like an interesting book.
    posed (Verb) : to dress/behave in a way that is intended to impress other people
    seemed (Verb) (linking Verb) : to give the impression of being or doing something
    Here, resembled is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    looked (Verb) : to seem ; to appear
    ⇒ That looks like an interesting book.
    posed (Verb) : to dress/behave in a way that is intended to impress other people
    seemed (Verb) (linking Verb) : to give the impression of being or doing something
    Here, resembled is the right usage.



  1. He found a wooden broken chair in the room,









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    The general order of Adjectives is as follows :

    Opinion Appearance Age
    Colour Origin Material
    brokenwooden

    Hence, broken wooden chair is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    The general order of Adjectives is as follows :

    Opinion Appearance Age
    Colour Origin Material
    brokenwooden

    Hence, broken wooden chair is the right usage.


  1. Anyone who would speak with authority on the poets of the Renaissance must have a broad acquaintance with the writers of classical antiquity.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement



  1. No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could penetrate such a mindless act on his friends.









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    perpetrate (Verb) : to commit a crime or do something wrong or evil
    penetrate (Verb) : to go into/through something
    perpetuate (Verb) : to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time
    ⇒ This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
    precipitate (Verb) : to make something, especially something bad, happen suddenly or sooner than it should
    ⇒ His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis
    Here, perpetrate is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    perpetrate (Verb) : to commit a crime or do something wrong or evil
    penetrate (Verb) : to go into/through something
    perpetuate (Verb) : to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time
    ⇒ This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
    precipitate (Verb) : to make something, especially something bad, happen suddenly or sooner than it should
    ⇒ His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis
    Here, perpetrate is the right usage.