Competitive Exams: English Language - Sentence Improvement (Set 1)

Question 1

Hardly had he entered the room than the lights went out.

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B) when the lights went out

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A) than the lights went out

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C) then the lights went out

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D) when the lights had gone out

Question 2

The committee recommended that the project is abandoned immediately.

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B) be abandoned

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A) is abandoned

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C) should be abandoned

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D) was abandoned

Question 3

Walking along the beach, a shell cut my foot.

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C) I cut my foot on a shell

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A) a shell cut my foot

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B) my foot was cut by a shell

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D) a shell had cut my foot

Question 4

The manager is not only responsible for planning the budget but also to execute the strategy.

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C) but also for executing

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A) but also to execute

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B) but also executing

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D) and executing

Question 5

If I would have known about the traffic, I would have taken the subway.

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B) had known

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A) would have known

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C) knew

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D) have known

Question 6

The group of students, along with their mentor, are planning to visit the observatory.

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B) is planning

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A) are planning

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C) were planning

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D) have planned

Question 7

The award was given to the candidate whom the committee believed was most deserving.

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B) who

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A) whom

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C) which

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D) whose

Question 8

She is accustomed to wake up early to practice the violin.

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B) waking up

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A) wake up

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C) woken up

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D) being woken up

Question 9

The reason why he failed the exam was because he did not study.

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C) that he did not study

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A) because he did not study

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B) due to his not studying

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D) on account of him not studying

Question 10

Not only he refused to cooperate with the investigation, but he also tried to flee.

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B) did he refuse to cooperate

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A) he refused to cooperate

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C) he did refuse to cooperate

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D) refused he to cooperate