Sentence Improvement MCQ Set 3
She has a lot of works to do today. (Improve)
- A. lots of works
- B. a lot of work (Answer)
- C. many works
- D. No improvement
'Work' is uncountable when meaning tasks/occupation. It has no plural form 'works' in this context.
He discussed about the problem with his friends. (Improve)
- A. discussed over
- B. discussed (Answer)
- C. discussed regarding
- D. No improvement
'Discuss' is a transitive verb — it does not need 'about'. Simply 'discussed the problem'.
He spoke to the audience for two hours. (Improve)
- A. spoke before
- B. spoke in front with
- C. No improvement (Answer)
- D. spoke among
'Spoke to the audience' is correct. No improvement needed.
They reached to the station on time. (Improve)
- A. reached at
- B. reached (Answer)
- C. had reached at
- D. No improvement
'Reach' is a transitive verb — it does not need a preposition. Simply 'reached the station'.
She is a vegetarian and does not eat no meat. (Improve)
- A. does not eat any meat (Answer)
- B. does not eat some meat
- C. eats no meat
- D. No improvement
Double negatives ('not...no') are incorrect in Standard English. Use 'does not eat any meat'.
She is much more better than he was. (Improve)
- A. much more good
- B. much better (Answer)
- C. very more better
- D. No improvement
'Better' is already comparative. 'Much better' is correct. 'More better' is a double comparative.
He said to me that he will come tomorrow. (Improve)
- A. he would come the next day (Answer)
- B. he shall come tomorrow
- C. he will come next day
- D. No improvement
In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would', 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
Let us wait here until he will come. (Improve)
- A. until he comes (Answer)
- B. until he came
- C. until he shall come
- D. No improvement
In clauses of time introduced by 'until/till/when/before/after', use simple present for future meaning.
He could not cope up with the pressure. (Improve)
- A. cope up at
- B. cope with (Answer)
- C. cope under
- D. No improvement
'Cope with' is the correct phrase. 'Cope up with' is incorrect.
He entered into the room quietly. (Improve)
- A. entered in the room
- B. entered the room (Answer)
- C. entered unto the room
- D. No improvement
'Enter' is a transitive verb that does not need 'into'. Simply 'entered the room'.
Sentence Improvement — Set 3
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