Sentence Improvement Practice Exercises

1. The police accused him for theft.

1. with
2. in
3. of
4. No improvement

2. He wanted that I left immediately.

1. I may leave
2. me to leave
3. I leave
4. No improvement

3. This is to certify that I know Mr. J.Mathews since 1970.

1. am knowing
2. had known
3. have known
4. No improvement

4. They took away everything that belonged to him.

1. that had been belonging
2. that belong
3. that has been belonging
4. No improvement

5. It was the mother of the girl of whose voice I had recognised.

1. whose voice
2. the voice of who
3. voice whose
4. No improvement

6. The Executive Council is consisted of ten members.

1. consists of
2. comprises of
3. constituted of
4. No improvement

7. The maid was laying the table for dinner.

1. setting up
2. lying
3. sorting out
4. No improvement

8. We have so arranged the matters and one of us is always on duty.

1. that one of us
2. so that one of us
3. such that one of us
4. No improvement

9. Hardly have we got into the forest when it began to rain.

1. Hardly we got
2. We had hardly got
3. We had got hard
4. No improvement

10. Each time he felt tired he lied down.

1. lies
2. lays
3. lay
4. No improvement

1. Fifty miles are a long distance to walk.

1. is
2. become
3. be
4. No improvement

2. Economics today were not what it was a century ago.

1. are
2. was
3. is
4. No improvement

3. Hearing the news of the accident, he broke.

1. broke down
2. broke up
3. broke out
4. No improvement

4. After I saved some money, I shall go abroad.

1. shall save
2. should have saved
3. have saved
4. No improvement

5. Can you arrange the car to be ready this evening?

1. arrange with the car
2. arrange for the car
3. arrange that the car
4. No improvement

6. I will be happy if you will buy me apples.

1. buy
2. bought
3. will be buying
4. No improvement

7. Young children are not physically capable to carry these loads.

1. have to carry these loads
2. of carrying these loads
3. carry these loads
4. No improvement

8. I enjoyed the ballet by a troupe of Russian dancers.

1. troop
2. trouper
3. trooper
4. No improvement

9. The secretary threatened to resign his post.

1. from his post
2. to his post
3. for his post
4. No improvement

10. By the time he arrived, everybody had gone home.

1. when he arrived
2. at which he arrived
3. by which he arrive
4. No improvement

1. It's ten o'clock already. it's high time you went home.

1. you had gone
2. you were going
3. you had been
4. No improvement

2. The students are playing volley-ball since 8 A.M.

1. were playing
2. have playing
3. have been playing
4. No improvement

3. Our plans for the trip fell down because we had no money.

1. off
2. out
3. through
4. No improvement

4. None of these groups has reported accurately on the prevailing situation.

1. have reported
2. was reported
3. has reporting
4. No improvement

5. Among the athletes undergoing training Ramesh was easily the better.

1. best
2. better
3. the best
4. No improvement

6. The earth moves round the sun, isn't it?

1. wasn't it?
2. hasn't it?
3. doesn't it?
4. No improvement

7. Supposing if he is arrested what will he do ?

1. if he will be arrested
2. he is arrested
3. if he was arrested
4. No improvement

8. My students have been interesting in learning French.

1. have been interested
2. are being interesting
3. have also interesting
4. No improvement

9. Hardly I had fallen asleep, when the bell rang.

1. I was fallen
2. had I fallen
3. I fell asleep
4. No improvement

10. Only when you left I did sleep.

1. I slept
2. did I sleep
3. had I slept
4. No improvement

1. My mother always asks us to close the fan when we leave the room

1. on the fan
2. off the fans
3. turn off the fan
4. No improvement

2. If she does not get more high salary, she will resign.

1. more higher salary
2. high salaries
3. a higher salary
4. No improvement

3. The parents should not discriminate from the girl child.

1. discriminate between
2. discriminate against
3. discriminate at
4. No improvement

4. Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth' is another of his greatest works.

1. one of his greatest
2. best of his greatest
3. greatest of his
4. No improvement

5. Some schools require children to wear black leather expensive shoes.

1. black expensive leather shoes
2. expensive leather black shoes
3. expensive black leather shoes
4. No improvement

6. It is a good thing for him should recognize his faults.

1. that he to recognise his faults
2. him recognizing his faults
3. for him to recognize his faults
4. No improvement

7. Some boys speak their mother-tongue among one another.

1. between them
2. among themselves
3. with them
4. No improvement

8. Prior than taking any decisions he always consults his lawyer.

1. Prior to
2. Previous to
3. Prior as
4. No improvement

9. He does not know what the university is.

1. an
2. a
3. one
4. No improvement

10. The Prime Minister called on the President.

1. by
2. in
3. to
4. No improvement

1. When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.

1. carried aloft
2. carried down
3. carried away
4. No improvement

2. I except every player here to be conversant at the rules of game.

1. on
2. about
3. with
4. No improvement

3. After the heavy rains last week, the water in the lake raised another two feet.

1. rose another two feet
2. arisen another two feet
3. would raise another two feet
4. No improvement

4. Applications of those who are graduates will be considered.

1. whom are graduates
2. whose are graduates
3. whom are only graduates
4. No improvement

5. In a few minutes' time when the clock strikes six, I would be waiting here for an hour.

1. shall be waiting on
2. shall have been waiting
3. shall wait
4. No improvement

6. The sparrow took no notice about the bread.

1. notice of
2. notice from
3. notice to
4. No improvement

7. As he spoke about his achievements, his high claims amused us.

1. big
2. tall
3. long
4. No improvement

8. We cannot trust a man who plays false and loose with others.

1. false or loose
2. fast or loose
3. fast and loose
4. No improvement

9. He enjoys to tell stories to children.

1. how to tell stories
2. telling stories
3. to narrate stories
4. No improvement

10. Any English are known for their practical instincts.

1. Some
2. Many
3. The
4. No improvement

1. Please report to me when you return back from Delhi.

1. you have returned back from
2. you return from
3. you returned back from
4. No improvement

2. Ravi has been demanding a lot more marks, doesn't he?

1. hasn't he?
2. isn't he?
3. isn't it?
4. No improvement

3. Exercise is benevolent to good health.

1. beneficial
2. beneficent
3. bounteous
4. No improvement

4. He parked his vehicle under the shade of a tree.

1. on
2. in
3. beneath
4. No improvement

5. In case if it rains, I shall not visit you.

1. If so
2. In case of
3. If
4. No improvement

6. TV sets have become costlier, thanks to the sudden rise in the prices of imported compounds.

1. tubes
2. components
3. things
4. No improvement

7. Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks we were frequently on the alert.

1. occasionally
2. inevitably
3. constantly
4. No improvement

8. Less people came to watch cricket matches this year, so the gate receipts were lesser than last year.

1. Many
2. Fewer
3. Lot of
4. No improvement

9. God has bestowed man unusual gifts.

1. bestowed with man
2. bestowed for man
3. bestowed on man
4. No improvement

10. Many workers were being held hostages.

1. held to be hostages
2. held as hostages
3. held like hostages
4. No improvement