Directions (1-15): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q1. It is essential (to thoroughly clean) the machine after every use.
(a) to thorough clean
(b) to thoroughly cleaning
(c) to clean thorough
(d) No Improvement
Q2. Before I met Sheetal, I (had had) a bad opinion of her.
(a) have had
(b) had
(c) did have
(d) No Improvement
Q3. Mr. Clarke (had staying) here since 2005 and has made India his home.
(a) was to stay
(b) is staying
(c) has been staying
(d) No Improvement
Q4. The secret of his good health lies in the fact that (he is getting up) before sunrise and has a two-mile walk every morning.
(a) he used to get up
(b) he gets up
(c) he is used to get up
(d) No Improvement
Q5. (Not only will she go) to the pictures but she will also meet some of her common friends in the evening.
(a) Not only she will go
(b) Not only she is going
(c) Not only she will be going
(d) No Improvement
Q6. Our leaders should not (let the criminals activities to grow) in our country.
(a) let the criminal activities to be growing
(b) let the criminal activities to be grown
(c) let the criminal activities grow
(d) No Improvement
Q7. (Both the rich along with) the poor are responsible for a great many vices with which our society as well as country is inflicted.
(a) Both the rich as well as
(b) Both the rich and
(c) Both the rich together with
(d) No Improvement
Q8. (The lonely travelled puzzled) when he discovered the foot prints on the sand.
(a) The lonely traveller was puzzling
(b) The lonely traveller was puzzled
(c) The lonely traveller had been puzzled
(d) No Improvement
Q9. (No other leader of India is hold) in so high esteem as Mahatma Gandhi, who is called the Father of the Nation.
(a) No other leader of India is held
(b) No other leader of India was held
(c) No other leader of India is being hold
(d) No Improvement
Q10. She was extremely (annoyed by her) lover’s unreasonable behavior.
(a) annoyed with
(b) annoyed at
(c) annoyed of her
(d) No Improvement
Q11. It was suggested by the doctor that the patient (should be taken care).
(a) should be taken care by
(b) should be taken care to
(c) should be taken care of
(d) No Improvement
Q12. He did not succeed in the examination, (yet he had) worked hard.
(a) yet he had not
(b) although he had
(c) as soon as he had
(d) No Improvement
Q13. The revolving door remained (stationery) because Jill was pushing on it the wrong way.
(a) stationary
(b) dwelling
(c) thumping
(d) No Improvement
Q14. This is perhaps the same dog (which bit her) while she was returning from market.
(a) who bit her
(b) that bite her
(c) that bit her
(d) No Improvement
Q15. The poet (describes about the beauty) of a landscape in a very attractive way.
(a) describes of the beauty
(b) describes the beauty
(c) is describing about the beauty
(d) No Improvement
SOLUTIONS
1.D
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.B
Q1. It is essential (to thoroughly clean) the machine after every use.
(a) to thorough clean
(b) to thoroughly cleaning
(c) to clean thorough
(d) No Improvement
Q2. Before I met Sheetal, I (had had) a bad opinion of her.
(a) have had
(b) had
(c) did have
(d) No Improvement
Q3. Mr. Clarke (had staying) here since 2005 and has made India his home.
(a) was to stay
(b) is staying
(c) has been staying
(d) No Improvement
Q4. The secret of his good health lies in the fact that (he is getting up) before sunrise and has a two-mile walk every morning.
(a) he used to get up
(b) he gets up
(c) he is used to get up
(d) No Improvement
Q5. (Not only will she go) to the pictures but she will also meet some of her common friends in the evening.
(a) Not only she will go
(b) Not only she is going
(c) Not only she will be going
(d) No Improvement
Q6. Our leaders should not (let the criminals activities to grow) in our country.
(a) let the criminal activities to be growing
(b) let the criminal activities to be grown
(c) let the criminal activities grow
(d) No Improvement
Q7. (Both the rich along with) the poor are responsible for a great many vices with which our society as well as country is inflicted.
(a) Both the rich as well as
(b) Both the rich and
(c) Both the rich together with
(d) No Improvement
Q8. (The lonely travelled puzzled) when he discovered the foot prints on the sand.
(a) The lonely traveller was puzzling
(b) The lonely traveller was puzzled
(c) The lonely traveller had been puzzled
(d) No Improvement
Q9. (No other leader of India is hold) in so high esteem as Mahatma Gandhi, who is called the Father of the Nation.
(a) No other leader of India is held
(b) No other leader of India was held
(c) No other leader of India is being hold
(d) No Improvement
Q10. She was extremely (annoyed by her) lover’s unreasonable behavior.
(a) annoyed with
(b) annoyed at
(c) annoyed of her
(d) No Improvement
Q11. It was suggested by the doctor that the patient (should be taken care).
(a) should be taken care by
(b) should be taken care to
(c) should be taken care of
(d) No Improvement
Q12. He did not succeed in the examination, (yet he had) worked hard.
(a) yet he had not
(b) although he had
(c) as soon as he had
(d) No Improvement
Q13. The revolving door remained (stationery) because Jill was pushing on it the wrong way.
(a) stationary
(b) dwelling
(c) thumping
(d) No Improvement
Q14. This is perhaps the same dog (which bit her) while she was returning from market.
(a) who bit her
(b) that bite her
(c) that bit her
(d) No Improvement
Q15. The poet (describes about the beauty) of a landscape in a very attractive way.
(a) describes of the beauty
(b) describes the beauty
(c) is describing about the beauty
(d) No Improvement
SOLUTIONS
1.D
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.B