Sentence Improvement Part-XI

Total Questions: 50

11. Viren examined careful all the possibilities of data theft. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) carefully examined
Solution:The given sentence needs an adverb to modify the verb(examined) and not an adjective (careful).
  • Hence, 'carefully examined' is the best appropriate. answer.

12. You are not supposed to touch these books. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

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

13. The district woken up to a thick blanket of snow this morning as the winter entered its most bitter phase. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) woke up to a
Solution:The given sentence is in the simple past tense so the verb must be used in the simple past form (V₂).
  • Hence, 'woke(V₂) up to a' is the most appropriate answer.

14. They left the car by the aside of the road and venture toward the forest. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) the side of the road and ventured into
Solution:'Aside' is a directional adverb which describes motion or a change in position.
  • But, there is no change in position in the given sentence.
  • However, the given sentence is in the simple past tense so the verb must be used in the simple past form(V2).
  • Hence, 'aside' must be replaced with 'side' & 'the side of the road and ventured(V2) into' becomes the most appropriate answer.

15. His grandfather finds a tiny tiger cub in the forest and brought his home. [SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) brings it home
Solution:The given sentence is in the simple present tense so the verb must be used in the simple present form (V1).
  • However, we generally use the pronoun 'It' for an animal('tiger cub' in the given sentence).
  • Hence, 'brought' must be replaced with 'brings' & 'brings(V1) it home' becomes the most appropriate answer.

16. Rioting broke out after the government raised the fuel prices again. [SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Morning)]

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

17. As the tree came crashing down, the monkeys woke up from its sleep and ran from branch to branch. [SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) woke up from their sleep
Solution:We will use a plural pronoun for 'monkeys' which is a plural subject in the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'its' must be replaced with the plural pronoun 'their' & 'woke up from their sleep' becomes the most appropriate answer.

18. No other informations was conveyed to him. [SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) No other information
Solution:We cannot make the plural form of some nouns like Cattle, Scenery, Furniture, Work, Information, Equipment, etc. just by adding 's' at the end because they are already in the plural form.
  • For example, 'information' is correct but 'information's' is incorrect.
  • Hence, 'No other information' is the most appropriate answer.

19. He indicated that a vigorous recovery programme was being carried out; 90,000 reminders had been issued and thousands of summons sent [SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) had been issued and thousands of summonses were sent
Solution:"Thousands of + Plural Subject + Plural Verb" is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
  • Hence, 'had been issued and thousands of summonses (Plural Subject) were(Plural Verb) sent' is the most appropriate answer.

20. This is on far a best ice cream I have ever had. [SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) by far the best
Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence.
  • The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'by'.
  • However, 'Superlative degree adjective' denotes the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest or a very high degree of quality of a thing, person, etc.
  • We always place the definite article 'the' before any superlative adjective('best' in the given sentence).
  • Hence, 'by far the best' is the most appropriate answer.