Practice Exercise in Sentence Improvement – 3

1. If I were you, I would do it at once.

1. was
2. am
3. would be
4. No improvement

2. They set a strong guard, lest anyone could escape.

1. would
2. might
3. should
4. No improvement

3. The matter called up an explanation of his conduct.

1. out
2. in
3. for
4. No improvement

4. The accused refused having murdered anybody.

1. disagreed
2. denied
3. declaimed
4. No improvement

5. We need honest workers, not people of redoubtable integrity.

1. doubting
2. doubtful
3. doubtless
4. No improvement

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

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

7. There is no alternate, so we must leave now.

1. altering
2. alternative
3. alternation
4. No improvement

8. I cannot listen what she is saying.

1. hear what
2. listen for what
3. listen to that
4. No improvement

9. He is still in vigorous health although he is on the right side of sixty.

1. wrong
2. left
3. negative
4. No improvement

10. We are sorry to hear regarding your father's death.

1. of
2. over
3. for
4. No improvement

1. Your son has become much taller since I saw him last.

1. been
2. grown
3. shown
4. No improvement

2. She asked him if it was going to rain then.

1. was it
2. whether was it
3. it was
4. No improvement

3. She told the children not to stop the work.

1. not stopping
2. don’t stop
3. not stopping of
4. No improvement

4. He is smoking ever since the party started.

1. has smoked
2. has been smoking
3. smoked
4. No improvement

5. The torture of old custom can be seen in the dowry system, which people even now can’t afford to reject.

1. tyranny
2. cruelty
3. cruelness
4. No improvement

6. Have you forgotten or can you remind what he said ?

1. recall
2. think
3. remember
4. No improvement

7. The students are now busy to prepare for their examination.

1. preparing
2. prepared
3. having prepared
4. No improvement

8. Man is the more restless and energetic of all living creatures.

1. most restless
2. more restless
3. the most restless
4. No improvement

9. I am so tired that I cannot work any more.

1. too
2. very
3. much
4. No improvement

10. She did not attend to the party.

1. did not attend for
2. has not attended to
3. did not attend
4. No improvement

1. I assure you, I will always remember you.

1. I will ever
2. I will any time
3. I will for ever
4. No improvement

2. She told that she would be late.

1. She told to me that
2. She told me
3. She told me and said that
4. No improvement

3. Suddenly I listened a strange noise.

1. I listen
2. I heard
3. I was hearing
4. No improvement

4. I have less books than you have.

1. lesser books
2. fewer books
3. a few books
4. No improvement

5. We shall not wait for any one who arrived late.

1. will arrive
2. may arrive
3. arrives
4. No improvement

6. All the students have passed out of the final examination.

1. passed on
2. passed way
3. passed
4. No improvement

7. The greater part of the building has been destroyed.

1. spoiled
2. demolished
3. disturbed
4. No improvement

8. This is one of the best novels that have appeared this year.

1. that
2. that has
3. to have
4. No improvement

9. We want the leader to be he who works for the people.

1. to be the leader
2. to be him
3. to be a person
4. No improvement

10. You abstained to speak ill of others.

1. to speaking
2. from speaking
3. to speak to
4. No improvement

1. Nightclubs are open far into night.

1. far into the night
2. into the night far
3. into far night
4. No improvement

2. The Field Marshal knew that untrained troops were no good to him, he needed complete veterans.

1. defiant
2. seasoned
3. well-maintained
4. No improvement

3. Once only did she give her way to emotions.

1. Only once she did give way to her emotions.
2. Only once did she give way to emotions.
3. Once only did she give way to her emotions.
4. No improvement

4. I don’t think Harsh will beat Mohit at chess. Mohit is one too much for him.

1. too many one
2. too much one
3. one too many
4. No improvement

5. Throughout history, both ancient and modern, men were fond of waging war.

1. have been
2. had been
3. are
4. No improvement

6. An early bird catches the worm.

1. A early bird
2. The early bird
3. Early bird
4. No improvement

7. Who can prevent you from getting married now that you are within age ?

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

8. Since your departure, nothing has been transpired here worth your notice.

1. worthy of note has transpired here.
2. worthy of note has been transpired here.
3. worth your notice has transpired here.
4. No improvement

9. As the tenant was in deficit with his rent we were forced to give him notice.

1. obligation
2. behind
3. difficulties
4. No improvement

10. The engaged couple fell head over heels in love.

1. on his heels over head in love
2. over head his heels in love
3. in love head over the heels
4. No improvement

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

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

1. Go north-east across the mountains till you WILL REACH an island.

1. reached
2. reach
3. have reached
4. No improvement

2. It is hard these days to COPE WITH the rising prices.

1. cope by
2. cope up with
3. to be coped with
4. No improvement

3. He took a LOAN of hundred rupees from me.

1. debt
2. demand
3. advance
4. No improvement

4. FROM THE LAST the last five days it has been raining torrentially.

1. Since the last
2. For the last
3. Since last
4. No improvement

5. The teacher, along with her three children, WERE TAKEN taken to hospital.

1. was taken
2. had taken
3. had being taken
4. No improvement

6. The Prime Minister had WIDE-RANGING discussions on the international situation.

1. widely-ranged
2. wide-ranged
3. wide-range
4. No improvement

7. The man disappeared after he WAS RESCUING a boy from drowning.

1. was rescued
2. has been rescued
3. had rescued
4. No improvement

8. I shall be obliged if you COULD GRANT me an interview.

1. give
2. allow
3. permit
4. No improvement

9. By 8.00 in the morning he WROTE four letters to his friends.

1. had written
2. had been writing
3. was writing
4. No improvement

10. But for one witness the accused OUGHT TO HAVE been sent to jail.

1. would have
2. had
3. should have
4. No improvement

11. This telephone number IS NOT EXISTING.

1. does not exist
2. has not been existing
3. has had no existence
4. No improvement