Sentence Improvement Part-II

Total Questions: 50

11. Mohan unknowingly altered salt instead of sugar to the dessert making it taste terrible. [SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) added salt instead of sugar
Solution:'Alter' means to change the form of something & 'add' means to put in an additional element or ingredient.
  • The word 'added' is a more precise and clear choice in this sentence.
  • Hence, 'added salt instead of sugar' is the most appropriate answer.

12. No sooner did he finished his examination than he left for his cricket training centre. [SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) no sooner did he finish
Solution:"Do/does/did + V, is the correct grammatical structure.
  • Hence, 'no sooner did he finish' is the most appropriate answer.

13. The Delhi administration is seriously worried about the warning to civic health posed by the polluted waters of Yamuna. [SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) the threat to civic health
Solution:The phrase 'the threat to civic health' means the potential danger or risk to the well-being and overall health of a city.
  • Hence, 'the threat to civic health' is the most appropriate answer.

14. The food was too salty eat this morning. [SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) to eat
Solution:'Too + adjective + to + V,' is the correct grammatical structure.
  • Hence, 'to eat(V.)' is the most appropriate answer.

15. You are always try with jump over the wall. [SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) trying to jump
Solution:The given sentence is an example of Present Continuous Tense(Plural Sub. + are + Ving).
  • We generally use the preposition 'to' with the verb 'try' for an activity.
  • Hence, 'trying (Ving) to jump' is the most appropriate answer.

16. To preparing the vine for plant, it should be cut back to 2 ft. [SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) prepare the vine for planting
Solution:We generally use the (V.) form of the verb after the preposition 'to'.
  • We generally use a gerund(V-ing) after any preposition, such as 'for' in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'prepare(V,) the vine for planting(V-ing) is the most appropriate answer.

17. They are sell their company's products to people. [SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) are selling their company's
Solution:We use 'V-ing' with the helping verb is/am/are' in the Present Continuous Tense.
  • Hence, "are selling(V-ing) their company's" is the most appropriate answer.

18. The conductor said that it was the worse quake he ever knew. [SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) worst
Solution:We generally use a superlative degree after the article 'the' and the correct superlative degree of 'bad' is 'worst'.
  • Hence, 'worst' is the most appropriate answer.

19. Virtual reality is the creation of a virtual environment presented to our senses in such a way that we experience it as if we were really there. [SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) No substitution required
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.

20. You are the beautiful woman I have ever seen. [SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) most beautiful
Solution:We generally use a superlative degree after the definite article 'the' and the correct superlative degree of 'beautiful' is 'most beautiful.
  • Hence, 'most beautiful' is the most appropriate answer.