Sentence Improvement MCQ Set 4
He is living in Delhi from 2010. (Improve)
- A. has been living in Delhi since 2010 (Answer)
- B. lives in Delhi since 2010
- C. lived in Delhi from 2010
- D. No improvement
'Since 2010' with present perfect continuous is correct for ongoing action from a past point.
She is fond of to listen music. (Improve)
- A. fond of listening music
- B. fond of listening to music (Answer)
- C. fond to listen music
- D. No improvement
'Fond of + gerund' and 'listen to music' are both correct collocations.
He is used to get up early in the morning. (Improve)
- A. is used to getting up (Answer)
- B. is use to get up
- C. used to gets up
- D. No improvement
'Be used to + gerund' means accustomed to. 'Used to + infinitive' means past habit.
He is the tallest of the two brothers. (Improve)
- A. the taller of the two (Answer)
- B. the most tall of the two
- C. taller than the two
- D. No improvement
When comparing two people, use comparative degree. Superlative is for three or more.
The sceneries of Shimla are beautiful. (Improve)
- A. The scenery of Shimla is beautiful (Answer)
- B. The sceneries of Shimla is beautiful
- C. Shimla sceneries are beautiful
- D. No improvement
'Scenery' is uncountable and has no plural form 'sceneries'.
He asked me that why I was late. (Improve)
- A. asked me that why was I late
- B. asked me why I was late (Answer)
- C. asked me why was I late
- D. No improvement
In indirect questions, use 'question word + subject + verb' (not inverted). Remove 'that'.
It is time we should leave. (Improve)
- A. we leave
- B. we left (Answer)
- C. we shall leave
- D. No improvement
'It is time + past tense' is the correct structure to express that something should happen now.
I am knowing the answer. (Improve)
- A. I am to know the answer
- B. I know the answer (Answer)
- C. I am known the answer
- D. No improvement
Stative verbs like 'know' are not used in continuous tenses. Use simple present.
He is very genius. (Improve)
- A. very a genius
- B. a very genius
- C. a genius (Answer)
- D. No improvement
'Genius' is a noun, not an adjective. So it cannot be modified by 'very'. Use 'a genius'.
She went to abroad last year. (Improve)
- A. went abroad (Answer)
- B. goes abroad
- C. went to the abroad
- D. No improvement
'Abroad' is an adverb, not a noun. It does not need a preposition ('to'). Simply 'went abroad'.
Sentence Improvement — Set 4
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