Sentence Improvement Set 9
Sentence Improvement Questions are important part of english sentence formation. Using the right words, tenses, pronouns, conjunctions, modal is important for phrasing a sentence right. We here will be coming up with our daily sets of sentence improvement which will be helpful to you to frame sentences properly
Directions (Q. 1-5): In this question, a sentence with four words in bold type is given. One of these four words given in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. That word is your answer. If all the words given in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark ‘All correct’ as your answer.
Q1. Education helps us understand and tolerate differences and so holds out the promise that we can live together harmoniously.
(a) Education helps us understand and tolerate differences
(b) and so holds out the promise
(c) that we can live together harmoniously.
(d) No error
Q2. He refused to disclose to his friends whether he will leave for England immediately after finishing his studies.
(a) He refused to disclose to his friends
(b) whether he will leave for England
(c) immediately after finishing his studies.
(d) No error
Q3. Despite for her protests I decided to buy the saree which she did not like.
(a) Despite for her protests
(b) I decided to buy
(c) the saree which she did not like.
(d) No errorsentence
Q4. The government warned the shopkeepers that if they persist in charging unfair prices their licenses would be cancelled.
(a) The government warned the shopkeeper
(b) that if they persist in charging unfair prices
(c) their licenses would be cancelled.
(d) No error
Q5. The famous poet and the scholar Dr. Suman has been ailing for the last one month.
(a) The famous poet and the scholar
(b) Dr. Suman has been ailing for
(c) the last one month.
(d) No error
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. If you ‘hold out’ hope of something happening, you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to. Hence the given question is correct.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Substitute ‘would’ for ‘will’ because ‘refused’ is in the past tense.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Delete ‘for’, ‘Despite’ is followed by an object.
