Directions
(1-15): Improve the bold part in each of the following sentences, if needed.
(1-15): Improve the bold part in each of the following sentences, if needed.
Q1. He hesitated to listen to what his brother was saying.
(a) listened
to hesitate
to hesitate
(b) hesitated
listen to
listen to
(c) hesitates
to listening
to listening
(d) is
hesitated to listen to
hesitated to listen to
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q2. The
player was asked that why he had not attended the prayer.
player was asked that why he had not attended the prayer.
(a) why had
he not
he not
(b) that why
had he not
had he not
(c) why he
was not
was not
(d) why he
had not
had not
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q3. This is
one of the most important inventions of this century.
one of the most important inventions of this century.
(a) invention
of this century
of this century
(b) invention
of these centuries
of these centuries
(c) inventions
of centuries
of centuries
(d) inventions
of the centuries
of the centuries
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q4. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
(a) why did
not you speak
not you speak
(b) that why
did you not speak
did you not speak
(c) why you
did not speak
did not speak
(d) why did
you not spoke
you not spoke
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q5. They are
not beware of all the facts.
not beware of all the facts.
(a) are not
aware for
aware for
(b) are not
aware of
aware of
(c) are not
to be aware
to be aware
(d) must not
beware for
beware for
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q6. Why
did you not threw the bag away?
did you not threw the bag away?
(a) did you
not throw
not throw
(b) had you
not threw
not threw
(c) did you
not thrown
not thrown
(d) you did
not thrown
not thrown
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q7. You can
always dependent of them.
always dependent of them.
(a) depend
on them
on them
(b) be
dependant with them
dependant with them
(c) dependant
upon them
upon them
(d) be
depend on them
depend on them
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q8. If he
has to spend five hours in the queue, it was really a wastage.
has to spend five hours in the queue, it was really a wastage.
(a) is a
really wastage
really wastage
(b) is real
a wastage
a wastage
(c) has
really a wastage
really a wastage
(d) is
really a wastage
really a wastage
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q9. The
moment they saw me, they were delight.
moment they saw me, they were delight.
(a) had
delighted
delighted
(b) were
delighted
delighted
(c) are
delighted
delighted
(d) have
been delighted
been delighted
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q10. The
small child does whatever his father was done.
small child does whatever his father was done.
(a) has done
(b) did
(c) does
(d) had done
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q11. She
asked him that why he was unwilling to go with her.
asked him that why he was unwilling to go with her.
(a) why he
was
was
(b) why that
he was
he was
(c) why was
he
he
(d) that why
he had been
he had been
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q12. May I
know who did accompany you to the bus station?
know who did accompany you to the bus station?
(a) whom did
accompany you
accompany you
(b) whom did
you accompany
you accompany
(c) who
accompanied
accompanied
(d) whom you
accompanying
accompanying
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q13. The
fast train came a halt to before crossing the bridge.
fast train came a halt to before crossing the bridge.
(a) came
before to a halt
before to a halt
(b) came to
halts before a
halts before a
(c) came
before a halt to
before a halt to
(d) came to
a halt before
a halt before
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q14. He was
one of the greatest astrologers of his time.
one of the greatest astrologers of his time.
(a) astrologer
of his times
of his times
(b) astrologers
of its time
of its time
(c) of
astrologer in his times
astrologer in his times
(d) of his
time astrologer
time astrologer
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Q15. Why did
you not spoken to me earlier?
you not spoken to me earlier?
(a) were you
not spoken
not spoken
(b) did you
not speak
not speak
(c) you did
not speak
not speak
(d) did you
not spoke
not spoke
(e) No
correction required
correction required
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required. We use ‘to
+ first form of the verb with hesitate’.
+ first form of the verb with hesitate’.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. why he had not. ‘that’ will not
be used with ‘why’.
be used with ‘why’.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required. The given
sentence is grammatically correct.
sentence is grammatically correct.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. why you did not speak. Statement form
of the sentence will be used after ‘why’. Means subject + verb.
of the sentence will be used after ‘why’. Means subject + verb.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. are not aware of. ‘beware’ is a
verb while ‘aware’ is an adjective.
verb while ‘aware’ is an adjective.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. did you not throw. We use first
form of the verb with (do, does, did)
form of the verb with (do, does, did)
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. depend on them. ‘dependent’ is an
adjective.
adjective.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. is really a wastage.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. were delighted. In passive form,
we use past participle.
we use past participle.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Does. Present
tense verb will be used.
tense verb will be used.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. why he was. ‘that’
will not be used with ‘why’. Subject will be used before ‘verb’.
will not be used with ‘why’. Subject will be used before ‘verb’.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. who
accompanied you’.
accompanied you’.
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. came to a
halt before. Is correct word order.
halt before. Is correct word order.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. No
correction required. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
correction required. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. did you not
speak. Use base form of the verb with ‘did’.
speak. Use base form of the verb with ‘did’.
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