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Verbal Ability Sentence Improvements Questions

Directions to Solve

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


1. Will you kindly open the knot?

A) untie

B) break

C) loose

D) No improvement

A


2.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

A


3.Rocky had told me that he has not done it yet.

A) told

B) tells

C) was telling

D) No improvement

B


4. If he had time he will call you.

A) would have

B) would have had

C) has

D) No improvement

C


5. During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.

A) touch upon

B) touch on

C) touch of

D) No improvement

B


6. He could not look anything in the dark room.

A. look at

B. see

C. see through

D. No improvement

B


7.I took the cycle which he bought yesterday.

A. that he bought yesterday

B. that which he had bought yesterday

C. that he had bought yesterday

D. No improvement

C


8.Please make it a point to send you letter at my address.

A. on my address

B. to my address

C. in my address

D. No improvement

B


9.I hope you won't object to me watching while you work.

A. against me watching

B. me to watch

C. to my watching

D. No improvement

C


10.You cannot forbid him leaving.

A. he leaving

B. his leaving

C. him to leave

D. No improvement

C