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. Just before he died, Amar, who is a poet, wrote this poem.









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    Amar, who is a poet, wrote this poem just before he died is the right sentence

    Correct Option: C

    Amar, who is a poet, wrote this poem just before he died is the right sentence


  1. I wish I knew what is wrong with my car.









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    I wish I knew what was wrong with my car is the right sentence ‘wish’ is followed by Simple Past Tense ‘was’

    Correct Option: A

    I wish I knew what was wrong with my car is the right sentence ‘wish’ is followed by Simple Past Tense ‘was’



  1. Your success for hard work depends on your ability.









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    Your success depends on your ability of hard work is the right sentence

    Correct Option: B

    Your success depends on your ability of hard work is the right sentence


  1. As soon as I reached my house, I opened my cupboard.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement



  1. A shrewd man could only see through the trick.









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    Only a shrewd man could see through the trick is the right sentence.

    Correct Option: B

    Only a shrewd man could see through the trick is the right sentence.