Sentence Improvement


Direction: In the following 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. English opens the window upon the world’s knowledge.









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    English (Noun) : English language or literature as a subject of study
    The English (Noun) : the people of England
    The English language (Adj.) : relating to England, its people, or its language
    Here, The English language is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    English (Noun) : English language or literature as a subject of study
    The English (Noun) : the people of England
    The English language (Adj.) : relating to England, its people, or its language
    Here, The English language is the right usage.


  1. He must know them in their most plausible form, isn’t it ?









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    Positive Sentences require Negative Tags. First
    Auxiliary (Must) + not (Mustn’t)
    Hence, mustn’t he ? is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Positive Sentences require Negative Tags. First
    Auxiliary (Must) + not (Mustn’t)
    Hence, mustn’t he ? is the right usage.



  1. Roads are wet, it must have rained last night.









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    No improvement
    must have-expresses an opinion about an earlier (Past) situation, based on evidence.
    ⇒ Dinosaurs were very big; they must have eaten a lot.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    must have-expresses an opinion about an earlier (Past) situation, based on evidence.
    ⇒ Dinosaurs were very big; they must have eaten a lot.


  1. My mother is worried about my father’s health and also I.









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    Here, so am I is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, so am I is the right usage.



  1. It took a long time for him to realise, what was truth.









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    Here, what the truth was is the right usage.
    Structure of the sentence will be as follows :
    Subject &rarr(the truth) + Verb → (was) + ______

    Correct Option: C

    Here, what the truth was is the right usage.
    Structure of the sentence will be as follows :
    Subject &rarr(the truth) + Verb → (was) + ______