For the benefit of NDA & NA (II) Exam 2017 aspirants, we are providing practice questions on sentence improvement.
Directions for the following 10 items: Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Compare it with the answers given and read the explanation for further clarification.
1. There is no rain in our village for the last six months.
(a) has been
(b) was
(c) had been
(d) No improvement
Ans. (a) has been
Since the ‘six months’ time period was mentioned the question, as rains are still continuing, the sentence is in present perfect tense.
2. The police investigated into the matter.
(a) with the matter
(b) at the matter
(c) the matter
(d) No improvement
Ans. (c) the matter
The use of the preposition ‘into’ is unnecessary in this situation.
3. Ramachandra Murthy and his family have been in Guyana from 1985.
(a) since
(b) about
(c) on
(d) No improvement
Ans. (a) since
Since the exact time mentioned in the past, we should use since. Had there been phrases like six months, one year or so, then we should use ‘for’.
4. I am living in this town since 1980.
(a) was living
(b) shall live
(c) have been living
(d) No improvement
Ans. (c) have been living
It is similar to the question no.1. The sentence is in present perfect tense, hence the answer is ‘have been living’.
5. If I was you I should tell him the truth.
(a) am you
(b) were you
(c) had been you
(d) No improvement
Ans. (b) were you
To denote a hypothetical situation, the appropriate helping verb in this situation is ‘were’.
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6. He is better than any boy in the class.
(a) any boys
(b) all the boys
(c) any other boy
(d) No improvement
Ans. (c) any other boy
Since, it is about the comparison with other boys, it must be ‘any other boy’.
7. I never saw you at the party yesterday.
(a) have not seen
(b) did not see
(c) had never seen
(d) No improvement
Ans. (b) did not see
The party is a one time instance, hence ‘did not see’ is appropriate.
8. If I were him I would have not accepted the offer.
(a) If I was him
(b) If I were he
(c) If I had he
(d) No improvement
Ans. (b) If I were he
As per the English grammar, ‘He’ is an appropriate pronoun in this situation.
9. What the nation needs is people of character.
(a) are the people of character
(b) are people of character
(c) is a people of character
(d) No improvement
Ans. (d) No Improvement
No Improvement is required, as nation is singular.
10. We now come to the important question of where this great swarm of galaxies have come from.
(a) have come
(b) has come from
(c) are coming from
(d) No improvement
Ans. (b) has come from
Since the swarm of galaxies is singular, ‘has come from’ is appropriate in this sentence.
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