Sentence Improvement Practice Exercises – 4

1. Babu asked his friend, "Where you went yesterday?"

1. "Where did you go yesterday?"
2. "Where you had gone yesterday?"
3. "Where you did go yesterday?"
4. No improvement

2. He lay on the grass enjoying the sunshine.

1. laid
2. lied
3. led
4. No improvement

3. Some passengers were flown to Paris on the last trip.

1. fled
2. flied
3. flew
4. No improvement

4. Fifty miles are a long distance to walk.

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

5. After the vote was taken the meeting broke.

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

6. The speaker asked the audience to bear upon him for a few minutes more.

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

7. Many people find it difficult to make both hands meet.

1. both accounts
2. both hand to mouth
3. both ends meet
4. No improvement

8. More than one person was killed in the accident.

1. were killed
2. are killed
3. have been killed
4. No improvement

9. Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife about it.

1. did they speak
2. they will speak
3. they had spoken
4. No improvement

10. The poor villagers have waited in bitter cold for more than four hours now.

1. have been waiting
2. had waited
3. has been waiting
4. No improvement

1. If he had time he will call you.

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

2. All, but her, had made an attempt.

1. All, but she,
2. All but her
3. All, but her
4. No improvement

3. I am used to hard work.

1. work hard
2. work hardly
3. hard working
4. No improvement

4. Twenty kilometres are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.

1. is not a great distance
2. is no distance
3. aren't a great distance
4. No improvement

5. They were working as usually.

1. usual
2. as usual
3. usually
4. No improvement

6. He is unlikely to come to the party. But if he comes I would talk to him.

1. if he would come
2. if he is to come
3. if he will come
4. No improvement

7. The passengers have formed queue at the booking-counter much before a train arrives.

1. formed
2. have been forming
3. form
4. No improvement

8. You must complete this work up to Sunday.

1. within Sunday
2. by Sunday
3. until Sunday
4. No improvement

9. If it will rain, the match will be abandoned.

1. If it rains
2. If it would rain
3. If it rained
4. No improvement

10. How long do you think Mr. Kamal knew John ?

1. will know
2. knows
3. has known
4. No improvement

1. He is now looking ABOUT a job.

1. for
2. after
3. into
4. No improvement

2. He did not abide WITH my decision.

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

3. I WAS LIVING in Chennai for ten years when I was a child.

1. had lived
2. lived
3. had been living
4. No improvement

4. I didn’t feel like going out yesterday, but on account of my son’s illness I HAD to go to the doctor.

1. have
2. might have
3. ought
4. No improvement

5. Your services are dispensed FOR.

1. from
2. with
3. off
4. No improvement

6. I didn’t go to office because I WAS ill.

1. felt
2. had become
3. had felt
4. No improvement

7. The angry neighbours never PASSED FROM each other without making rude remarks.

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

8. The chairman with the other members of the board ARE TOURING Europe these days.

1. have been on touring
2. is touring
3. have toured
4. No improvement

9. Mahatma Gandhi is CALLED AS THE FATHER OF THE NATION.

1. called Father of the Nation
2. called the Father of the Nation
3. Father of the Nation
4. No improvement

10. Poor Tom LAID in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.

1. lied
2. lain
3. lay
4. No improvement

11. You must ACCUSTOM YOURSELF WITH new ideas.

1. accustomed with
2. accustom to
3. accustom yourself to
4. No improvement

1. HOW MUCH ago did it happen?

1. How far
2. However
3. How long
4. No improvement

2. He FREQUENTS this restaurant.

1. seldom visits
2. looks after
3. is the manager of
4. No improvement

3. I shave on ALTERNATIVE DAYS.

1. every second day
2. alternate days
3. consecutive days
4. No improvement

4. The result of the examination HAS NOT KNOWN for another two months.

1. will not be known
2. will not know
3. will not be knowing
4. No improvement

5. Ram Singh came very close TO WIN a gold medal for India in the Olympics.

1. for winning
2. to have won
3. to winning
4. No improvement

6. Many A YOUNG MEN wants to join the army.

1. young man
2. a young man
3. young men
4. No improvement

7. We have met before, ISN'T IT?

1. didn't we?
2. have we?
3. haven't we?
4. No improvement

8. You will not succeed, UNLESS YOU DO NOT WORK HARD.

1. unless you will not work hard
2. unless you will work hard
3. unless you work hard
4. No improvement

9. It is no use TO CRY OVER SPILT MILK.

1. crying over spilt milk
2. in crying over spilt milk
3. of crying over spilt milk
4. No improvement

10. His room is VERY LARGER THAN MINE.

1. too larger than mine
2. much larger than mine
3. more larger than mine
4. No improvement

1. Though it was raining BUT HE WENT OUT.

1. and he went out
2. he went out
3. however he went out
4. No improvement

2. He is sharpening the pencil BY A KNIFE.

1. on a knife
2. from a knife
3. with a knife
4. No improvement

3. We were pleased TO SEEING her.

1. to see
2. from seeing
3. in seeing
4. No improvement

4. It became dark after we WERE WALKING for about half an hour.

1. have been walking
2. have walked
3. had walked
4. No improvement

5. He IS LIVING in this city for the last three years.

1. lived
2. has been living
3. lives
4. No improvement

6. 'Where does your friend live?' 'I don't know where MY FRIEND DOES LIVE.'

1. does my friend live
2. he lives
3. lives my friend
4. No improvement

7. ANY of the three offers is acceptable to me.

1. Every
2. Either
3. All
4. No improvement

8. We all went ON PICNIC last Sunday.

1. to a picnic
2. in picnic
3. on a picnic
4. No improvement

9. It is TOO EARLY to go to school.

1. very early
2. quite early
3. much early
4. No improvement

10. A square peg DOES NOT FIT INTO A ROUND HOLE.

1. does not fit in a round hole
2. cannot fit around a round hole
3. does not fit inside a round hole
4. No improvement