Sentence Improvement English Grammar Exercises

Question. On winter evenings, a haze of smog hang in Delhi. ?
a) is hanging over
b) hangs over
c) hangs up
d) No substitution required

Answer : B

Question. While my parents talked to the visitor, I made tea in the kitchen ?
a) parents were talking
b) No improvement
c) parents have talked
d) parents are talking

Answer : A

Question. Please switch on all the lights in the room as it’s getting very dark now. ?
a) as it were getting
b) no improvement
c) as it was getting
d) when it will get

Answer : B

Question. Lot of peoples visit this restaurant as its biryani is famous ?
a) No improvement
b) A lot peoples
c) A lot of people
d) Much of People

Answer : C

Question. They couldn't find what they wanted and decide to look elsewhere ?
a) no substitution required
b) have decided to look
c) had decided looking
d) decided to look

Answer : D

Question. Even if Uma is unable to make it, I can’t most definitely come ?
a) No improvement
b) won’t definite
c) needn’t more definite
d) shall most definitely

Answer : D

Question. She came home to meet I and mine family ?
a) myself and mine
b) me and my
c) No improvement
d) me and mine

Answer : B

Question. She walked among me without greeting me ?
a) over me
b) about me
c) past me
d) No substitution required

Answer : C

Question. You will be in trouble if you don’t obey to my orders ?
a) obey with my
b) No improvement
c) obeying my
d) obey my

Answer : D

Question. He has being put behind prison for life ?
a) been put in
b) No improvement
c) being putting in
d) been put behind

Answer : A

Question. With Mumbai’s mad rush and heavy traffic, it becomes extremely difficult for people to reach their destination on time ?
a) No improvement
b) reached their destination on time
c) to reach their destination at time
d) to reaching their destination on time

Answer : A

Question. Tons of sheep were grazing in the field ?
a) A flock of sheep
b) Many sheeps
c) Numerous sheeps
d) No improvement

Answer : A

Question. She has been suffering from malaria from the last four days ?
a) of malaria from the last four days
b) from malaria for the last four days
c) from malaria since the last four days
d) No improvement.

Answer : B

Question. He made a desperate but also partial successful effort to change the ghastly topic. ?
a) yet also partial successful effort
b) but partially successful effort
c) No improvement
d) though part successful effort

Answer : B

Question. He sat down beside me and s tart to read his newspaper ?
a) started reading
b) started to be reading
c) No improvement
d) started read

Answer : A

Question. Carrots and sweet potatoes were airdrop for animals starving during the tragic bushfires in Australia ?
a) were airdropped for animals starving
b) will be airdropping for animals starving
c) are airdropped for animals starved
d) No improvement

Answer : A

Question. It is not wise relying to anybody too much ?
a) to rely in anybody
b) No improvement
c) to rely on anybody
d) relying at anybody

Answer : C

Question. The police was accused to tamper with the evidence ?
a) accused to tampered
b) No substitution required
c) accused of tampering
d) abusing to tamper

Answer : C

Question. You will not learn cycling unless you don't try ?
a) unless you didn't try
b) unless you try
c) until you don't try
d) until you are not trying

Answer : B

Question. Yesterday I saw my brother to repair his friend’s bicycle. ?
a) my brother repairs his friend’s bicycle
b) my brother repair his friend’s bicycle
c) my brother having repaired his friend’s bicycle
d) No improvement

Answer : B

Question. South Asia, reaching from Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east, is home to at last six hundred languages belonging to six large language families. ?
a) No improvement
b) home to at least six hundred languages
c) home to at least six hundred language
d) home to at most six hundred languages

Answer : B

Question. The child smile on her mother. ?
a) smiles on
b) is smiling over
c) smiled at
d) no improvement

Answer : C

Question. We waited till 10 pm for our guests but they never turned up. ?
a) was waiting
b) no improvement
c) are waiting
d) have been waited

Answer : B

Question. When we arrived at Jhansi station, we are keeping our luggages in the cloak room. ?
a) are keeping our luggage
b) kept our luggages
c) kept our luggage
d) No substitution

Answer : C

Question. Hardly had he sit on the chair than it broke. ?
a) no substitution
b) sat on the chair when
c) sat onto a chair then
d) sit in the chair when

Answer : B

Question. Tomatoes sown around July in the southern states are harvested in October. ?
a) Tomatoes sow around July
b) Tomatoes sowing around July
c) Tomatoes sown under July
d) No substitution required

Answer : D

Question. When I left my house this morning, it was raining. ?
a) rained
b) rains
c) is raining
d) No substitution required

Answer : D

Question. It is convey to all the residents by now that they are required to apply for parking stickers. ?
a) No Improvement
b) It is conveyed to all the residents
c) It will be conveyed to all the residents
d) It has been conveyed to all the residents

Answer : D

Question. As long as they are here, Hari won’t attend the training. ?
a) So long so
b) As long that
c) So far as
d) No improvement

Answer : D

Question. Have you ever being by New York ?
a) no improvement
b) ever being at
c) ever been to
d) never been with

Answer : C

Question. Durga is now the Executive Vice- President of the company with a responsibility E-Marketing for the entire northern zone. ?
a) with the responsibility of marketing
b) No improvement
c) with a responsibility by marketing
d) with responsibility from marketing

Answer : A

Question. When the PMC Bank failed many people's lives were ruining ?
a) No substitution required
b) were ruined
c) was ruined
d) has ruined

Answer : B

Question. If they will get married, they will probably settle in Mumbai. ?
a) If they will be getting married
b) no improvement
c) If they get married
d) If they had got married

Answer : C

Question. By next week I will have been made all the reservations for the trip to Europe. ?
a) will had make
b) will have been making
c) will have made
d) No substitution

Answer : C

Question. It is evident from current research that young adults is more like to develop an interest in spoken English if there is a change in methodology. ?
a) are more likely
b) No Improvement
c) are more like
d) is more likely

Answer : C

Question. He lives in this remote colony since 2001. ?
a) has been living
b) continues to live
c) have been living
d) no improvement

Answer : A

Question. Before it was modified, the Law provided with the owner could take possession of the goods at any time. ?
a) provided that
b) provided on
c) provided as
d) no improvement

Answer : A

Question. The director will agree with the proposal if we do not exceed the budget. ?
a) agree to the proposal
b) agree on a proposal
c) no improvement
d) agreed by the proposal

Answer : A

Question. This training has intended to give people the skills they need for a particular job. ?
a) have intended to
b) is intend towards
c) no substitution required
d) is intended to

Answer : D

Question. Your coming home to dinner on time should be a rule rather the exception. ?
a) shall be a rule rather than a exception
b) No improvement
c) fine you
d) fined you

Answer : A

Question. I hope never to have another experience as I had in Puri during Cyclone Fani. ?
a) No improvement
b) such experience as
c) as experience as
d) same experience as

Answer : B

Question. The secretary talks over the phone right now. ?
a) is talking
b) talked
c) No substitution required
d) was talking

Answer : A

Question. I have not saw him since I last leave the town. ?
a) No improvement
b) seen him for I last left
c) see him since I last left
d) seen him since I last left

Answer : D

Question. I think she would be much more happier in her hometown. ?
a) No improvement
b) more happier
c) much happier
d) most happiest

Answer : C

Question. I look for a better job for the last two months, but nothing is in sight.
a) have been looking for a better job
b) have looked for a better job
c) No improvement
d) looked for a better job

Answer : A

Question. The assignment was so difficult for Mohit to do on his own. ?
a) was too difficult
b) was so much difficult
c) No substitution
d) were so difficult

Answer : A

Question. I will write to you when I will reach New Delhi. ?
a) I reach
b) I will be reaching
c) I am reached
d) no improvement

Answer : A

Question. The student, with his parents were asked for waiting outside the Principal’s office. ?
a) was asked to wait
b) were asked to wait
c) No substitution
d) were asked to be waiting

Answer : A

Question. Now that I having grow old ,I often spend a lot of time thinking about my childhood. ?
a) had grown older
b) has grown older
c) No improvement
d) am growing older

Answer : D

Question. Women in traditional costumes welcoming a foreign dignitaries. ?
a) No improvement
b) welcomed the foreign dignitaries
c) welcome to foreign dignitaries
d) welcomes the foreigner dignitaries

Answer : B

Question. As long to funding is not made available, our construction dreams have been deferred. ?
a) As high as
b) In as much as
c) So long as
d) No improvement

Answer : C

Question. My recent London trip was really special because I was being able to meet my nephew and his family after many years. ?
a) was able to
b) am unable to
c) no improvement
d) has able to

Answer : A

Question. He was greatly disappointed to be failed again. ?
a) No improvement
b) to failed
c) by being failed
d) on failing

Answer : D

Question. What a relief to sit down after walking in the park from a hour! ?
a) by an hour
b) No improvement
c) for an hour
d) in a hour

Answer : C

Question. Please tell the story in a nutshell. ?
a) at a nutshell
b) in the nutshell
c) in nutshells
d) no improvement

Answer : D

Question. More than 60% of the India's population live under the poverty line. ?
a) lives beside the poverty line
b) no substitution required
c) live by the poverty line
d) lives below the poverty line

Answer : D

Question. Tommy's eyes grew wide on a sight of the new bicycle. ?
a) at the sight of
b) at a sight of
c) on the sight of
d) No improvement

Answer : A

Question. For most people a six figure salary was unimaginable two decades ago. ?
a) For most of people
b) To much people
c) For a many people
d) No improvement

Answer : D

Question. The place was not cold only and also damp. ?
a) not only cold and both
b) only cold not also
c) No improvement
d) not only cold but also

Answer : D

Question. He tried to prevent his friend to smoke. ?
a) from smoking
b) No improvement
c) smoking
d) to smoking

Answer : A

Question. Many attempts has been made to climb the Everest before Tenzing and Hillary succeeded. ?
a) had been made
b) have been made
c) No improvement
d) was made

Answer : A

Question. The detectives searched the house from top to bottom , but find any sign of the stolen goods. ?
a) no substitution required
b) while finding no sign
c) despite found any sign
d) but found no sign

Answer : D

Question. Vivek was astonished a this failure in the exam. ?
a) at his failing
b) in his failing
c) No improvement
d) in his failure

Answer : C

Question. I'll be at the parlour near 5 p.m. ?
a) along
b) No improvement
c) till
d) unless

Answer : C

Question. Neither the directors nor the Chairman w ere available to interrogation. ?
a) were available for
b) were available by
c) was available for
d) No substitution

Answer : C

Question. No soon the chief minister step in than the bomb exploded. ?
a) No soon had the Chief Minister
b) No improvement
c) No soon does the Chief Minister
d) No sooner did the Chief Minister

Answer : D

Question. Though many European traders visit Puducherry in the sixteenth century onwards, what remains today is a relic of its French past. ?
a) No improvement
b) traders visited Puducherry in a sixteenth century onwards
c) traders visited Puducherry from the sixteenth century onwards
d) trader visit Puducherry from the sixteenth century onwards

Answer : C

Question. The animal resembled with a cat. ?
a) resembled
b) resembled by
c) no improvement
d) resembled to

Answer : A

Question. This stain can be remove by lime juice ?
a) removed with
b) remove from
c) No Improvement
d) removed through

Answer : A

Question. Officials say more than 10 million people take a dip at the confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna in auspicious days for Khumbh Mela. ?
a) in auspicious days during Khumbh Mela
b) on auspicious days during Khumbh Mela
c) on auspicious days for Kumbh Mela
d) No improvement

Answer : B