Sentence Improvement Part-VII

Total Questions: 50

11. 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 20/06/2023 (Morning)]

She (had a reputation) brilliance.

Correct Answer: (c) has a reputation for
Solution:The phrase had a reputation must be replaced with 'has a reputation for. According to subject-verb agreement, a singular verb should be used for a singular subject.
  • We generally use the preposition 'for' to express reason.
  • Hence, 'has a reputation for is the most appropriate answer.

12. 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 20/06/2023 (Afternoon)]

Though they allow celebrities and famous people to take pictures (inside the museum, but they does not allow the general public) to do the same,

Correct Answer: (a) inside the museum, they do not allow the general public
Solution:According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject (they) always takes a plural verb (do).
  • Hence, 'they do not allow the general public' is the most appropriate answer.

13. 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 20/06/2023 (Evening)]

(The people of Philippines has voted) to elect a new president

Correct Answer: (c) The people of the Philippines have voted
Solution:According to the 'Subject-Verb Agreement Rule', a plural subject (people) always takes a plural verb (have).
  • Hence, 'the people of the Philippines have voted' is the most appropriate answer.

14. A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lived on. [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) lives on
Solution:The given sentence is in the simple present tense so the verb must be used in the simple present form(V₁).
  • Hence, 'lives(V₁) on' is the most appropriate answer.

15. She cuts her haired short in the summer. [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) hair short
Solution:We cannot write the past form of the uncountable noun 'hair'.
  • Hence, 'haired' must be replaced with 'hair' & 'hair short' becomes the most appropriate answer.

16. Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world. [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

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

17. The Blue House is practising it's songs for the competition. [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) practising its
Solution:"It's" is a contraction and should be used where a sentence normally reads "it is", the apostrophe('s) indicates that part of a word has been removed like It's raining is a contraction of It is raining.
  • Whereas, "Its" with no apostrophe(s) istion possessive form of the pronoun it' which means belonging to it like the dog hurt its tall.
  • Similarly in the given sentence, 'songs belong to the Blue House.
  • Hence, 'practising its songs' is the most appropriate answer.

18. Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'. [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

When you ride a horse, (you sat on it and control it's) movements.

Correct Answer: (c) you sit on it and control its
Solution:"It's" is a contraction and should be used where a sentence normally reads "it is", the apostrophe('s) indicates that part of a word has been removed like It's raining is a contraction of It is raining.
  • Whereas, "Its" with no apostrophe('s) is the possessive form of the pronoun 'it' which means belonging to it like the dog hurt its tail. Similarly in the given sentence, 'movements' belong to the Horse.
  • Hence, 'you sit on it and control its movements' is the most appropriate answer.

19. This heap of rubbish has not been remove for 6 months. [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) been removed for
Solution:'Has + V,' is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence which is in the present perfect tense.
  • Hence, 'has been removed(V₂) for 6 months' is the most appropriate answer.

20. Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya. [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya
Solution:We do not use the definite article 'the' before 'Mount'.
  • Hence, 'the' will be removed from the given sentence & 'Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya' becomes the most appropriate answer.