Sentence Improvement


Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given 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. He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree.









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    in (Prep.) : at a point within an area or a space under (Prep.) : below something
    Here, in. (Prep.) is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    in (Prep.) : at a point within an area or a space under (Prep.) : below something
    Here, in. (Prep.) is the right usage.


  1. Exercise is benevolent to good health.









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    beneficial (Adj.) : favourable; advantageous ; helpful
    benevolent (Adj.) : kind, helpful and generous
    beneficent (Adj.) : giving help ; showing kindness ; generous
    bounteous (Adj.) : giving very generously
    Here, beneficial is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    beneficial (Adj.) : favourable; advantageous ; helpful
    benevolent (Adj.) : kind, helpful and generous
    beneficent (Adj.) : giving help ; showing kindness ; generous
    bounteous (Adj.) : giving very generously
    Here, beneficial is the right usage.



  1. Ravi has been demanding a lot more marks, doesn't he ?









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    to make a tag, the first Auxiliary (has) will be used.
    Hence, hasn’t he ? is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    to make a tag, the first Auxiliary (has) will be used.
    Hence, hasn’t he ? is the right usage.


  1. Please report to me when you return back from Delhi.









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    return (Verb) : to come or go back from one place to another
    return : turn back → We had to return to the old rules.
    Here, you return from is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    return (Verb) : to come or go back from one place to another
    return : turn back → We had to return to the old rules.
    Here, you return from is the right usage.



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. “Do you remember his phone number? I don't suspect so.”









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    don’t think so (Idiom) : used for saying very strongly that you do not agree to something, or that something is not possible suspect (Verb.) : to be suspicious about something; not to trust something
    Here, don’t think is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    don’t think so (Idiom) : used for saying very strongly that you do not agree to something, or that something is not possible suspect (Verb.) : to be suspicious about something; not to trust something
    Here, don’t think is the right usage.