Sentence Improvement (Part-VI)

Total Questions: 49

41. I try to eat less meat and more vegetables. [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) No improvement
Solution:The sentence is grammatically correct.

42. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select "no substitution required", [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

(This bridge neither crossed the Thames, and neither gave) access to a now-lost island in the river.

Correct Answer: (b) This bridge neither crossed the Thames, nor gave
Solution:The phrase 'This bridge neither crossed the Thames, and neither gave' will be replaced with This bridge neither crossed the Thames, nor gave' because the conjunction 'neither' is paired with 'nor'.
  • Hence, 'This bridge neither crossed the Thames, nor gave' is the most appropriate answer.

43. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required". [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening)]

He lights his pipe, (and on many an evenings he helps me with) dishes.

Correct Answer: (b) and on many evenings he helps me with the
Solution:'Many + plural noun' is the correct grammatical structure.
  • Also, article 'the' is generally used before known or familiar things. Since the dishes' are used by the person regularly, the person is familiar 'with the dishes'.
  • Hence, 'and on many evenings he helps me with the' is the most appropriate answer.

44. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required" [SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening)]

That is not a solution available (to most people for who email has become necessity.)

Correct Answer: (b) to most people for whom email has become a necessity.
Solution:'Who' will be replaced with 'whom' as it functions as the object of the preposition (for).
  • 'Whom' is the objective case form of the relative pronoun 'who' and is used when the pronoun is functioning as the object of a verb or preposition.
  • Hence, 'whom' is the most appropriate answer.

45. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning)]

He gritted his teeth and tried to act as though he (either noticed nor cared).

Correct Answer: (a) neither noticed nor cared
Solution:The word 'either must be replaced with 'neither as 'neither... nor is a fixed conjunctional pair.
  • Hence, 'neither noticed nor cared is the most appropriate answer.

46. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

His temperament (disposed him to) argue readily with people.

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

47. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

The shocked entrance) of so many witnesses seemed to have brought them to their senses.

Correct Answer: (b) The unexpected entrance
Solution:The phrase 'The shocked entrance' will be replaced with "The unexpected entrance' as the word 'unexpected" fits into the context of the sentence.
  • "Unexpected entrance' means entering a place in a surprising manner.
  • Hence, 'the unexpected entrance' is the most appropriate answer.

48. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)]

(Most time) they didn't have enough to eat and went to bed hungry

Correct Answer: (d) Many a time
Solution:The phrase 'many a time' is an idiomatic expression used to indicate multiple instances or occasions. It is commonly used to convey the meaning of 'often' or 'frequently.
  • Hence, 'Many a time' is the most appropriate answer.

49. He had thrown the wrapper into the garbage. [SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) No improvement
Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.