Sentence Improvement Part-VIII

Total Questions: 50

21. Oscar is the most prestigious award which is introduced to good actors in that year. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) rewarded to good
(b) nominated to fine
(c) awarded to best
(d) attached to fine

Correct Answer: (c) awarded to best

Solution:Oscars are 'awards' which are generally awarded and not introduced.

Moreover, we will use a superlative degree adjective(best) for the actors getting the award.
Hence, 'awarded to best' is the most appropriate answer.

22. When I reached home late, I found my children waiting on me. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) waiting with me
(b) waiting by me
(c) waiting about me
(d) waiting for me

Correct Answer: (d) waiting for me

Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.

The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'for' because we generally use the preposition 'for' with the verb 'wait'.
Hence, 'waiting for me' is the most appropriate answer.

23. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of the adverb of frequency. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Radha goes to Nagpur with great affection.
(b) Radha goes to Nagpur for her office work.
(c) Radha often goes to Nagpur.
(d) Radha goes to Nagpur to meet her uncle.

Correct Answer: (c) Radha often goes to Nagpur.

Solution:An adverb of frequency is a word that can be placed after the noun or pronoun in a sentence to give more information about the verb, adjective or another adverb.

Some examples of adverbs of frequencies are

rarely,
often,
always,
never
and sometimes.

Similarly, 'often' as an adverb of frequency is perfectly used in option 'c'.

Hence, 'Radha often goes to Nagpur' is the most appropriate answer.

24. Rita will never have changed her job if she would have been promoted. [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) No substitution
(b) should never have
(c) would never have
(d) shall never have

Correct Answer: (c) would never have

Solution:The given sentence is in the past tense so the verb must be used in the past form(V2).

Hence, 'would(V2) never have' is the most appropriate answer.

25. The art history teacher thought taking school supplies. was sacked after she were [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) she was wondered
(b) she was dumped
(c) she was caught
(d) she was enlightened

Correct Answer: (c) she was caught

Solution:According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb.

In the given sentence, Teacher' is a singular subject that will take 'was' as a singular verb.
However, 'caught' means to capture somebody/something that you have been following or looking for.
Hence, 'she was caught' is the most appropriate answer.

26. The banker warned me not to be careless from my ATM card. [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) careless beside
(b) careless with
(c) careless across
(d) careless on

Correct Answer: (c) careless across

Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.

The preposition 'from' must be replaced with 'with'.
Hence, 'careless with' is the most appropriate answer.

27. Santa Claus stays at the North Pole when he isn't _out deliver gifts for Christmas, [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Out to delivering
(b) Out delivering
(c) No substitution
(d) Out of deliver

Correct Answer: (b) Out delivering

Solution:"Preposition(out) + V-ing" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.

Hence, 'out delivering (V-ing)' is the most appropriate answer.

28. The intern should take a right choice in choosing the right job for her. [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) rake a right choice
(b) make a right choice
(c) fix a right choice
(d) take the right choice

Correct Answer: (b) make a right choice

Solution:We generally use the verb 'make' with choice and not 'take'.

Hence, the correct phrase for the given sentence is 'make a right choice' that means to make the right decision.

29. Old people acquire experience through age. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

(a) got experience
(b) developed experience
(c) experienced
(d) gain experience

Correct Answer: (d) gain experience

Solution:We generally use the verb 'gain' before experience and not 'acquire'.

The given sentence is a fact so simple present tense will be used.
Hence, 'gain experience' is the correct phrase.

30. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of preposition. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) By means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.
(b) Along with means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.
(c) in means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.
(d) of means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.

Correct Answer: (a) By means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.

Solution:'By means of is a phrase that means with the help of something.

The given sentence states that they scaled the wall with the help of rope ladders.
Hence, 'By means of rope ladders they scaled the wall is the most appropriate answer.

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