Sentence Improvement — 19

Click on the option given under each question which you think will improve the sentence.

SentenceAns

1. This crime makes a man liable for transportation till his life.

  1. to transportation to life
  2. for transportation for life
  3. to transportation for life
  4. No improvement

2. I don’t think many people will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow. I,but for one, have to be in Chennai.

  1. so for one
  2. rather for one
  3. for one
  4. No improvement

3. My visits to my family are a few and far between.

  1. few and a far between
  2. few and far between
  3. few or far between
  4. No improvement

4. Their friendship will not last through long time.

  1. last through a long time
  2. last through
  3. last long
  4. No improvement

5. All these articles are kept in a tin box to prevent from spoiling of damp in rainy season.

  1. prevent them from spoiling by damp
  2. prevent them being spoiled by damp
  3. prevent them from spoiling of damp
  4. No improvement

6. Your previous project was only failed because you did not persevere yourself in it.

  1. failed only because you did not persevere.
  2. failed only because you did not persevere for it.
  3. only failed because you did not persevere.
  4. No improvement


SentenceAns

7. I had more sympathy with you, my friend.

  1. have more sympathy
  2. have much sympathy
  3. had much sympathy
  4. No improvement

8. The bank manager was given a holiday and so he resolved to go for hitch-hiking.

  1. with hitch-hiking
  2. for the hitch-hiking
  3. hitch-hiking
  4. No improvement

9. Our big iron gate jingles on its hinges as it is opened.

  1. clangs
  2. grates
  3. bangs
  4. No improvement

10. Although other parts the world 20 per cent of the farm area is owned by women, in India women own less than 7 per cent.

  1. If in other parts of
  2. However some parts of
  3. While in other parts of
  4. No improvement