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Sentence Improvement — Questions with Solutions

9 solved Sentence Improvement questions from English Comprehension, as asked in SSC CGL and other SSC exams. Read the answer and explanation below, then practise the full set in the practice section.

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Q1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I have been living in Hyderabad since I am born.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I have been living in Hyderabad since I am born.

  1. A. since I have born
  2. B. since I will be born
  3. C. since I born
  4. D. since I was born

Solution

The correct phrase to express a past starting point is 'since I was born'.

Q2. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He moved cautiously lest he should slip.

  1. A. in order to not slip
  2. B. so that he might not slip
  3. C. lest he slip
  4. D. for fear of slipping

Solution

The conjunction 'lest' can be followed by 'should + base verb' or simply the subjunctive base verb 'slip' without should. Thus 'lest he slip' is a highly suitable improvement over the slightly archaic 'should slip'.

Q3. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: She answered the questions quick.

  1. A. very quick
  2. B. swiftly
  3. C. rapidly
  4. D. quickly

Solution

'Quick' is an adjective, but here an adverb is needed to modify the verb 'answered'. The correct adverb is 'quickly'.

Q4. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He is looking forward to meet you soon.

  1. A. to meeting you soon
  2. B. for meeting you
  3. C. meeting you
  4. D. to have met you

Solution

The phrase 'looking forward to' is a phrasal verb that takes a gerund (-ing form), so 'to meeting you soon' is correct.

Q5. Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: The judge declared the prisoner as guilty.

  1. A. guilty for
  2. B. guilty
  3. C. as being guilty
  4. D. guilty to crime

Solution

The verb 'declare' takes a direct object followed by an adjective without using 'as'. Therefore, 'declared the prisoner guilty' is correct.

Q6. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 'Spy Family' is a graphic novel that is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using uninterrupted art in a traditional comics format.

  1. A. sequential art in a traditional
  2. B. existential art in a traditional
  3. C. sedimental art in a traditional
  4. D. longitudinal art in a traditional

Solution

Comics use 'sequential art' to convey narratives, making option 1 the correct contextual substitution.

Q7. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She has been studying for two o'clock.

  1. A. study from two o'clock
  2. B. studying since two o'clock
  3. C. study for two o'clock
  4. D. studying two o'clock

Solution

For a specific point in time in the past (like 'two o'clock'), the preposition 'since' is used instead of 'for'.

Q8. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'. Spreading awareness about the rights of the consumers and the relief open to them in case they did not get their money's worth of goods and service has rightly been identified as the first priority.

  1. A. were unable to get their money's worth
  2. B. No substitution
  3. C. did not getting their money's worth
  4. D. will not get their money's worth

Solution

The phrase 'did not get' matches the grammatical context of describing a past conditional occurrence. There is no need for substitution.

Q9. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. Pollution levels have increased so largely, that they are almost killing us.

  1. A. highly
  2. B. slowly
  3. C. primarily
  4. D. chiefly

Solution

The adverb 'highly' properly substitutes 'largely' to collocate accurately with the increase in 'pollution levels'.