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Sentence Improvement SSC CHSL 50 MCQ SET:-3
Instruction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Q1. Our cook puts too many salt in the food.
(A) No improvement
(B) putting too much
(C) puts too much
(D) puts very much
Answer: puts too much
Explanation: Salit is an uncountable noun and with an uncountable noun, we use much and not many. For example, how much milk, how much oil. Hence, ‘puts too much salt’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q2. Riya went into the shop because it has sale.
(A) No improvement
(B) it is having sale
(C) it having a sale
(D) it had a sale
Answer: it had a sale
Explanation: The sentence starts in past tense so the whole sentence should be in the past tense. However, Had is a helping verb and it is the past participle form of has/have. Hence, ‘it had a sale’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q3. You have to wear this uniform whether you likes it or not.
(A) whether you like it or not
(B) whether you are liking it or not
(C) No improvement
(D) Whether if you like it or not
Answer: whether you like it or not
Explanation: Like is a stative verb which will be used according to ‘you’. Hence, ‘whether you like it’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q4. You have my mobile number, isn’t it?
(A) don’t you
(B) No improvement
(C) do you
(D) has you
Answer: don’t you
Explanation: According to the “Question Tag rules” , If the sentence is positive, the question tag must be negative and vice versa. The sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense. Whereas, for negative question tags, the contracted form(haven’t, hasn’t, aren’t, won’t) of the helping verb will be used. Similarly in the given question, the sentence is positive, so the question tag must be negative and in the contracted form. Hence, “don’t you” will be the most appropriate answer.
Q5. Many people are becoming aware of the advantages of preventive health care nowadays.
(A) are become aware of
(B) will be becoming aware to
(C) have becoming aware for
(D) No improvement
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No substitution is required.
Q6. Kalidasa was a greater classical Sanskrit poet of India.
(A) No improvement
(B) was a great classical
(C) was the greater classic
(D) was a greatest classical
Answer: was a great classical
Explanation: We will use greater as a comparative degree and when we do comparison between two subjects. But, the given question states about only one person(positive degree) i.e Kalidasa. Hence, ‘was a great classical’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q7. The milk has boiled over and falling onto the stove.
(A) falls into the stove
(B) fallen onto the stove
(C) No improvement
(D) fall over in the stove
Answer: fallen onto the stove
Explanation: “V1 /V 2 /V3/ Ving + and + V1/ V2 /V3/ Ving” is grammatically the correct structure which states ‘and’ is used to connect two same structures. It means tense or form of the verb before and after ‘and’ must be the same. Similarly in the given question, V3(has boiled) has come before ‘and’ so V3 should also come after it. Hence, ‘fallen(V3) onto the stove’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q8. It has been raining very hardly since morning.
(A) is been raining very hardly
(B) No improvement
(C) have been raining very hardly
(D) has been raining very hard
Answer: has been raining very hard
Explanation: Hard is used both as an adjective and adverb. But, hardly is a negative word which means almost not. According to the context of the question, hard is used to show the great force (heavily) with which it’s raining. Hence, ‘has been raining very hard’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q9. Some people like to watches television all day.
(A) No improvement
(B) likes to watch
(C) like to watch
(D) Like to watching
Answer: like to watch
Explanation: “to + V1(Base form of verb)” is grammatically the correct structure of the sentence. Hence, ‘like to watch’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q10. Dinesh requested the lady at the counter to give him a seat besides the window.
(A) No improvement
(B) a seat beside the window
(C) an seat beside a window
(D) one seat besides the window
Answer: a seat beside the window
Explanation: ‘Besides’ means in addition to something and ‘Beside’ means near or next to somebody/something. In the given question, dinesh requested the lady to give him a seat near the window. Hence, ‘a seat beside the window’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q11. In the major cities cost of life is very high.
(A) cost of life are
(B) the cost of living are
(C) No improvement
(D) the cost of living is
Answer: the cost of living is
Explanation: ‘Cost of living’ is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. It refers to the level of prices relating to a range of everyday items. According to the given sentence, it is true that prices of goods & services are very high in major cities. Hence, ‘the cost of living is’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q12. The floods this year cause a lot of damage to the crops.
(A) causing a lot of
(B) cause lots of
(C) have caused a lot of
(D) No improvement
Answer: have caused a lot of
Explanation: The phrase ‘cause a lot of’ states that it is present indefinite tense or an habitual action. But the given question states about the floods which damaged the crops this particular year. Hence, ‘have caused a lot of’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q13. I had to go to Delhi, however, I changed my mind and decided not to go.
(A) therefore I change my mind
(B) nevertheless I change my mind
(C) however I will change my mind
(D) No improvement
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No substitution is required.
Q14. If I had been there I would surely solve the problem for you.
(A) I would surely have solved
(B) I will surely solves
(C) I would surely solving
(D) No improvement
Answer: I would surely have solved
Explanation: “If + Had + V3 , would + have + V3 “ is grammatically the correct structure for the given conditional sentence. Hence, ‘I would surely have solved(V2)’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q15. Ajit has been played bridge since 2017.
(A) is been playing bridge from 2017
(B) has been play bridge from 2017
(C) No improvement
(D) has been playing bridge since 2017
Answer: has been playing bridge since 2017
Explanation: “Has/have been + the present participle (Ving)” is the correct structure of the given sentence which is in the present perfect continuous tense. It shows that something started in the past and is still continuing in the present . Hence, ‘Ajit has been playing bridge since 2017’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q16. The news reported that the police have catched the guilty person and are interrogating him.
(A) had catched the guilty
(B) No improvement
(C) have caught the guilty
(D) are caught a guilty
Answer: have caught the guilty
Explanation: “Has/have + V3” is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence. However, both the past simple(V2) and past participle(V3) form of ‘catch’ is ‘caught. Hence, ‘have caught the guilty’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q17. The watchman prevent him from parking his car near the gate.
(A) prevents him for parking
(B) prevented him to park
(C) prevented him from parking
(D) No improvement
Answer: prevented him from parking
Explanation: ‘Prevent/stop + someone + from + doing something’ is grammatically the correct structure. Hence, according to the context of the passage, ‘prevented him from parking’ will be the most appropriate answer. ‘Prevent/stop + someone + from + doing something’
Q18. ‘Did you brought your drawing books?’ the teacher asked the students.
(A) Did you bring
(B) Do you bringing
(C) Do you brought
(D) No improvement
Answer: Did you bring
Explanation: “Did + V1(base form of verb)” is grammatically the correct structure for the sentence. However, ‘brought’ is the V2 form of ‘bring’. Hence, ‘Did you bring’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q19. The children’s cricket ball hit their neighbour’s window and it broke.
(A) and it is broke
(B) and it broken
(C) and it was breaking
(D) No improvement
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No substitution is required.
Q20. The only vacant seat in the bus was right in the corner.
(A) right on the corner
(B) right into the corner
(C) right up to the corner
(D) No improvement
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No substitution is required.
Q21. Using seeds for grow more plants is an exceptionally good way of gardening.
(A) No improvement
(B) to growing more plants
(C) to grow more plants
(D) for grows more plants
Answer: to grow more plants
Explanation: ‘For(preposition) + V1 + ing’ and ‘to + V1’ are grammatically the correct structures. Hence, according to the context of the sentence, ‘to grow more plants’ will be the most appropriate answer.
Q22. Unless Arjun takes a taxi he will not reach the airport in time.
(A) However Arjun takes a taxi
(B) If Arjun take a taxi
(C) No improvement
(D) Unless Arjun take taxi
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No substitution is required.
Q23. She is a very good sprinter. I can’t run as fast as she does.
(A) no improvement
(B) like she is doing
(C) as she doing
(D) as she do
Answer: no improvement
Explanation: No Improvement. RULE: We use ‘as + adjective/adverb + as’ to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way. In the given question, comparison is done. So, ‘as—as’ is used in a negative sense with ‘can’t’.
Q24. If you wishes to participating at the National level games you’ll have to start getting coaching immediately.
(A) wish to participating
(B) wished for participating
(C) wish to participate
(D) no improvement
Answer: wish to participate
Explanation: ‘wishes to participating’ should be replaced with “wish to participate’. In the given question, ‘you’ should be followed by ‘wish’ not ‘wishes’ and ‘to’ is always followed by V 1
Q25. You have been so unwell! How you feeling now?
(A) You is feeling
(B) You are feeling
(C) No improvement
(D) are you feeling
Answer: are you feeling
Explanation: ‘how are you feeling’ should be used in place of ‘how you feeling’. RULE: In interrogative sentences, the helping verb should be followed by subject, i.e. ‘H.V. + Subject’. So, In the given sentence: ‘are’ should be used before you.
Q26. I am going to see a play tomorrow evening.
(A) seeing
(B) No improvement
(C) to saw
(D) to seeing
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No improvement.
Q27. When I was a child I do not like going out to play in the park.
(A) did not like
(B) don’t likes
(C) no improvement
(D) did not liked
Answer: did not like
Explanation: ‘When I was a child’ clearly states we are talking about a past event.So, the past verb ‘did’ is used in place of ‘do’.
Q28. My guests doesn’t wanted to eat anything since they weren’t hungry after the party.
(A) didn’t want to eat
(B) didn’t wanted to eat
(C) don’t wants to eat
(D) no improvement
Answer: didn’t want to eat
Explanation: ‘didn’t want to eat’ should be used in place of ‘doesn’t wanted to’. With ‘do/does and did’, V1 should be used. The given sentence is in past tense, weren’t is used in the later part of the sentence.
Q29. Please switch on all the lights in the room as it’s getting very dark now.
(A) as it were getting
(B) no improvement
(C) as it was getting
(D) when it will get
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No improvement
Q30. When Veena returned to India she had to get use driving on the left.
(A) to get used to drives
(B) to get used to driving
(C) No improvement
(D) to getting use to
Answer: to get used to driving
Explanation: ‘to get used to driving’ should be used./‘to get used to’ – people are starting to have the habit of doing something.Eg – I have got used to waking up early in the morning.
Q31. My daughter fell asleep while she been reading.
(A) while she is reading
(B) no improvement
(C) while she was reading
(D) whenever she has reading
Answer: while she was reading
Explanation: ‘while she was reading’ should be used in place of ‘she been reading’.The given sentence is in past tense, so ‘was reading’ should be used.
Q32. The metro service is so good that one doesn’t have to wait since a few minutes.
(A) beyond a few minutes
(B) No improvement
(C) for some few minutes
(D) up to a few minutes
Answer: beyond a few minutes
Explanation: ‘since a few minutes’ should be replaced with ‘beyond a few minutes’. Beyond: ‘outside the limits’. We use ‘beyond + expressions of time’ to mean ‘after that time’ or ‘further than that time’.
Q33. Have you any idea where is Anya?
(A) where Anya were
(B) No improvement
(C) where was Anya
(D) where Anya is
Answer: where Anya is
Explanation: ‘where Anya is’ should be used in place of ‘where is Anya’. The question started with ‘relative pronoun + helping verb’ not by ‘subject’.
Q34. The inspector stopped the boy and asked where he went.
(A) he had going
(B) No improvement
(C) he has gone
(D) he was going
Answer: he was going
Explanation: ‘he went’ should be replaced with ‘he was going’. The given sentence is in the past tense. The stopping and asking of the inspector takes place when the boy is in the process of going somewhere. So, past continuous tense will be used.
Q35. I couldn’t visit my aunt as there were the traffic jam due to an accident.
(A) no improvement
(B) are a traffic jam
(C) were a traffic jam
(D) was a traffic jam
Answer: was a traffic jam
Explanation: ‘was a traffic jam’ should be used in place of ‘were the traffic jam’. ‘Traffic jam’ is a singular phrase and the first part of the sentence is in the past tense .So, singular verb ‘was’ will be used.
Q36. We waited till 10 pm for our guests but they never turned up.
(A) was waiting
(B) no improvement
(C) have been waited
(D) are waiting
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No improvement
Q37. Ravi can’t come to the meeting as he was not well.
(A) couldn’t came
(B) could come
(C) couldn’t come
(D) no improvement
Answer: couldn’t come
Explanation: ‘couldn’t come’ should be used in place of ‘can’t come’.The given sentence is in the past tense, so past form of can(could) will be used. Hence, ‘couldn’t come’ should be used.
Q38. These houses which were built 20 years ago are now in need of repairs.
(A) which can built
(B) no improvement
(C) which was build
(D) who was built
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No improvement
Q39. Don’t stay in school after 2 p.m. All the teachers have been leaving by then.
(A) are leave
(B) will have left
(C) must left
(D) No improvement
Answer: will have left
Explanation: The given sentence is in Future tense. So, ‘will have left’ is correct. The future perfect tense will be used here as we are talking about an event that will be over before a specific time in the future.
Q40. I have an invite from a friend to visit the Canada and United States next month.
(A) no improvement
(B) to Canada or the united states
(C) to the Canada and United States
(D) Canada and the United States
Answer: Canada and the United States
Explanation: ‘Canada and the United States’ should be used in place of ‘the Canada and the United States’.We use ‘the’ before the names of countries that have the word united with them and not other countries. Such as: The United States, The United Kingdom.
Q41. Whenever we go out we spend a lot money on food.
(A) much of
(B) most of
(C) a lot of
(D) no improvement
Answer: a lot of
Explanation: ‘a lot of’ should be used. A lot of – plenty. Eg- A lot of food/milk/boys/toys etc.
Q42. My student,a doctor by profession, preferring to walk to the hospital everyday.
(A) preferring walking
(B) no improvement
(C) prefers to walk
(D) prefer to walking
Answer: prefers to walk
Explanation: ‘prefers to walk’ should be used in place of ‘preferring to walk’. The latter part of the sentence includes ‘everyday’ which shows that it is an habitual action, so present simple tense should be used.
Q43. I think that capitalism is not a better economic system for our country.
(A) was not the good
(B) is not better
(C) no improvement
(D) is not a good
Answer: is not a good
Explanation: ‘is not a better’ should be replaced with ‘is not a good’. In the given sentence, no comparison is done. So, positive degree ‘good’ should be used in place of a comparative degree ‘better’.
Q44. It has been two years that I have see Meena.
(A) since I have seen
(B) No improvement
(C) since I didn’t saw
(D) that I saw
Answer: since I have seen
Explanation: ‘since I have seen’ should be used in place of ‘that I have see’. With ‘has/have and had’, V3 is used. After ‘since’, the present perfect is used.
Q45. He was surprised at me refusing to accept his offer.
(A) No improvement
(B) at me to refusing
(C) at my refusing
(D) on my refusing
Answer: at my refusing
Explanation: ‘at me refusing’ should be replaced by ‘at my refusing’. An objective pronoun will not be used. Instead a possessive will be used.
Q46. For most people a six figure salary was unimaginable two decades ago.
(A) For most of people
(B) To much people
(C) For a many people
(D) No improvement
Answer: No improvement
Explanation: No improvement
Q47. The old man lifted the heavy bundle with hardly no effort at all.
(A) with hardly any effort
(B) no improvement
(C) with hard an effort
(D) without hardly no effort
Answer: with hardly any effort
Explanation: ‘hardly no effort’ should be replaced by ‘hardly any effort’. ‘Hardly’ is a negative word and is often used with words like ‘any’ and ‘ever’, but it should not be used with any other negative words(no, never, not etc).
Q48. Many companies prefer that the new employees have not only a degree also two years’ work experience.
(A) but also two years’ work experience
(B) no improvement
(C) but more two year work experience
(D) but two year work experience
Answer: but also two years’ work experience
Explanation: ‘also two years’ should be replaced with ‘but also two years’. the conjunction ‘not only’ is always followed by ‘but also’. Certain words or phrases go in pairs – ‘But also’ is used with ‘Not only’.
Q49. Frost occurs in the northern part of the state as frequently than in the central part.
(A) more frequently than
(B) no improvement
(C) more frequently as
(D) as frequent than
Answer: more frequently than
Explanation: ‘more frequently than’ should be used. ‘Than’ is used in case of comparison between two persons or things and an adjective of comparative degree will be used with it. In this sentence, the northern part is compared to the central part.
Q50. Who was the first to declare that the earth is round?
(A) an earth was round
(B) the earth were round
(C) an earth is round
(D) no improvement
Answer: no improvement
Explanation: No improvement. Who was the first to declare that the earth is round? The given sentence is interrogative so, helping verb will be placed before the subject.