Sentence Improvement (Part-VIII)

Total Questions: 50

11. Bloomberg Businessweek is not more popular than some other business magazines in the US. [SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023)]

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

12. He was looking into his book for the last two hours but couldn't find it. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) looking for his book
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'into' used after the verb 'looking' is incorrect & it must be replaced with the correct preposition 'for' because 'looking for' which means to search something is the correct phrase.
  • Hence, 'looking for his book is the most appropriate answer.

13. Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) cut down
Solution:'Cut down' is a phrase that means to reduce the size, amount, or quantity of something.
  • Similarly, the given sentence states that Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor.
  • Hence, 'cut down' is the most appropriate answer.

14. Navika is a superb and impressive child in her class. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Brilliant
Solution:Brilliant - superb and impressive

Splendid - very good, excellent

Dazzling - causing strong admiration

Vivid - having or producing a strong, clear picture in your mind

15. I went to Paris regularly. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) yesterday
Solution:'An adverb of time' can tell us about when an action happens.
  • Moreover, late, tomorrow, today, everyday, weekly, yearly, yesterday, last month, tonight, last week, immediately, etc. are some adverbs of time.
  • Similarly, the given sentence is in the past tense(went), and for that, we will use an adverb of time in the past tense.
  • Hence, 'yesterday' is the most appropriate answer.

16. The new shop that opened last week are hardly sufficient stock of the products that it advertised about. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) hardly had
Solution:According to the Rule of Inversion, the verb always be used after the adverbs like Hardly, Scarcely, Barely.
  • Hence, 'hardly had(verb)' is the most appropriate answer.

17. Abu said that he saw the picture. [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) he had seen the picture
Solution:We generally write the past tense structure 'Had + V3" after the connecting word 'that' in any sentence which is in the indirect form.
  • Similarly, the given sentence is written in the indirect form.
  • Hence, 'he had seen (V3) the picture' is the most appropriate answer.
  • The sentence is grammatically correct.

18. Finally, here are a few examples of passages and their précis. [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) No substitution
Solution:No substitution.

19. We live in a populated country of 120 million people. [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) populous
Solution:The given sentence needs an adjective 'populous' and not a verb 'populated'.
  • Hence, 'populous' is the most appropriate answer.

20. Last before year, Shirley got very good grades. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) The year before last
Solution:'The year before last' means during the year before the previous one.
  • The given sentence states that Shirley got very good grades in the year before the previous one.
  • Hence, 'The year before last is the most appropriate answer.