Sentence Improvement Questions & Answers - Page 19

91.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.

A.

sent word

B.

had sent a word

C.

sent words

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

92.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

Will you kindly open the knot?

A.

untie

B.

break

C.

loose

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

93.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

His powerful desire brought about his downfall.

A.

His intense desire

B.

His desire for power

C.

His fatal desire

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

94.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger that measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

A.

improved

B.

broken

C.

bettered

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

95.

In the question given below, a part of the sentence is in bold and italicised. Below are given alternatives to the bold and italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 'D' as the answer.

If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

A.

If the room was brighter

B.

If the room are brighter

C.

Had the room been brighter

D.

No improvement

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.