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. Who you said was coming to see me this morning ?









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    Here, did you say is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, did you say is the right usage.


  1. A callous system generates nothing but a misanthrope.









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    callous (Adj.) : cruel ; not caring about people’s feelings or suffering
    generates (verb) : to produce or create something
    misanthrope (Noun) : a person who hates and avoids other people
    Here, produces is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    callous (Adj.) : cruel ; not caring about people’s feelings or suffering
    generates (verb) : to produce or create something
    misanthrope (Noun) : a person who hates and avoids other people
    Here, produces is the right usage.



  1. Since the records are missing, the possibility of paying more than one compensation for the same piece of land cannot be ruled aside.









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    rule out (Phr.V.) : to state that something is not possible or that something is not suitable.
    rule off (Phr.V.) : to separate something from the next section of writing by drawing a line underneath it
    Here, out is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    rule out (Phr.V.) : to state that something is not possible or that something is not suitable.
    rule off (Phr.V.) : to separate something from the next section of writing by drawing a line underneath it
    Here, out is the right usage.


  1. If I had played well, I would have won the match.









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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement



  1. He denied that he had not forged my signature.









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    deny (Verb) : to refuse to admit or accept something It gives a negative sense.
    Hence, had forged (Past Perfect Tense) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    deny (Verb) : to refuse to admit or accept something It gives a negative sense.
    Hence, had forged (Past Perfect Tense) is the right usage.