Sentence Improvement – Exercise – 1

6. He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.

(a) sent word
(b) had sent a word
(c) sent words
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (a)
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7. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than 4 hours now.

(a) have been waiting
(b) had waited
(c) has been waiting
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (a)
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8. If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

(a) If the room was brighter
(b) If the room are brighter
(c) Had the room been brighter
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (c)
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9. his powerful desire brought about his downfall.

(a) His intense desire
(b) His desire for power
(c) His fatal desire
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (b)
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10. As he is past his teens now, he can look for himself.

(a) after
(b) to
(c) around
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (a)
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