Sentence Improvement MCQ Set 7
He said that he can do the work. (Improve)
- A. could do (Answer)
- B. will do
- C. shall do
- D. No improvement
In reported speech, 'can' changes to 'could' when the reporting verb is in past tense.
I am not used to hard work. (Improve)
- A. used for hard work
- B. No improvement (Answer)
- C. used in hard work
- D. used at hard work
'Be used to + noun/gerund' is correct. 'I am not used to hard work' is grammatically correct.
It was him who broke the window. (Improve)
- A. It was he who (Answer)
- B. It was his who
- C. It was himself who
- D. No improvement
In formal grammar, use nominative 'he' after 'it was...who'. 'Him' is informal but acceptable in speech.
She told me not to make a noise. (Improve)
- A. told to me
- B. said me not
- C. No improvement (Answer)
- D. told that I
'She told me not to make a noise' is grammatically correct. No improvement needed.
The news spread like fire. (Improve)
- A. spread like wildfire (Answer)
- B. spread like a fire
- C. spread as fire
- D. No improvement
The correct idiom is 'spread like wildfire' — to spread very quickly.
He is a quite popular teacher. (Improve)
- A. quite a popular (Answer)
- B. a quite popular
- C. No improvement
- D. quite popular a
The correct word order is 'quite a popular teacher'. 'Quite' comes before the article.
She requested him for going with her. (Improve)
- A. requested him to go (Answer)
- B. requested him for to go
- C. requested him going
- D. No improvement
'Request someone to do something' is the correct structure.
Being a rainy day, she carried an umbrella. (Improve)
- A. It being a rainy day
- B. As it was a rainy day (Answer)
- C. No improvement
- D. Since a rainy day
The participle 'being' has no clear subject. 'As it was a rainy day' is grammatically clearer.
He has bought this car ten years ago. (Improve)
- A. had bought
- B. bought (Answer)
- C. was buying
- D. No improvement
'Ten years ago' is a definite past time. Present perfect cannot be used with 'ago'. Use simple past.
The boy did his homework and went to play. (Improve)
- A. had done his homework and went
- B. No improvement (Answer)
- C. did his homework and had gone
- D. has done his homework and went
The sentence is correctly structured in simple past. No improvement needed.
Sentence Improvement — Set 7
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