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SSC Sentence Improvement Test 55
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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    Someone who uses violence and cruelty of get their way by others people was abusive and should be avoided at all costs.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. Preposition ‘to’ should be used with verb ‘get’ in place of ‘of’. The idiom "get your way" means to persuade other people to allow you to do what you want. Singular auxiliary verb i.e. ‘is’ should be used for singular subject ‘someone’. Thus, the most suited one is “to get his way with other people is”.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    We have been trying to keep you up as date with news that matter to our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times.

    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. Here, ‘up to date’ which is an adjective should be used. It means reflecting the latest information or changes. As, “news” is a singular noun thus, singular verb should be used. Replace, ‘matter’ with ‘matters’. The most suited one is “up with date with news that matters”.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘No improvement’.

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    He knows that he is a leader of men and must lead by going in front and not drive them from behind.

    Solutions
    There is no need for improvement. Gerund(V-ing) is used after a preposition as a noun.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘No improvement’.

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    The parents could never guess what the words meant or who her dangerous teen idol was.

    Solutions
    There is no need for improvement, the sentence is describing a past situation, thus “meant” is appropriate here.

    Hence option D is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    Elderly are usually contemplating a lot which results in causing severe stress and other mental problems
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. 'The' is used before certain adjectives to give a plural meaning. The rich, The poor, etc.

    Ex: The rich hate the poor.

    Here in the sentence, ‘the’ should be placed before ‘Elderly’.

    Also, all the actions which are performed mentally like understand, respect, think, mean, suppose, contemplate, etc are expressed in Simple present tense (v1) and not in Present Continuous tense (is/am/are + Ving).

    Thus, ‘are contemplating’ should be replaced with ‘contemplate’ to make the sentence grammatically sound.

    Contemplate is a verb which means ‘look thoughtfully for a long time at’. The correct place for an adverb in the sentence will be between the subject and the verb. 

    Thus, the replacement is ‘The elderly usually contemplate’.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    Inspite tremendously advances, cardiovascular disease remain the single greatest cause of death for men and women.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. ‘Inspite of’ is a preposition which means ‘in defiance of; regardless of; notwithstanding’. ‘Inspite’ is always followed by preposition ‘of’.

    Ex: Inspite of her old age, she is very active.

    Thus in the given sentence, the preposition ‘of’ should follow ‘inspite’ in order to make the sentence grammatically sound.

    Also, the adverb ‘tremendously’ should be replaced with adjective ‘tremendous’ to qualify the noun ‘advances’.

    Since the subject ‘cardiovascular disease’ is a singular noun it will take a singular verb ‘remains’ and not ‘remain’.

    Thus, the correct replacement is ‘Inspite of tremendous advances cardiovascular disease remains’.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    There are enough studies to show that the evaluation criteria of the board examinations do not encourage students to go beyond a rudimentary understanding of the subject.
    Solutions

     The underlined part is grammatically correct. The noun ‘Criteria’ is plural in form. Hence, it will take “do” (a plural verb) in the underlined part and not ‘does’.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

  • Question 8/10
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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    The arrogant queen insisted this members for her retinued not make eye contact with her.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. The conjunction ‘that’ should be used after the verb ‘insist’ to introduce a subordinate clause. The preposition ‘of’ should be used as it expresses possession i.e. “member of her retinue….”. The noun ‘retinue’ is used for the group following and attending to some important person, and it should be used instead of the word "retinued". The most suited one is “that members of her retinue never”.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    The soldier could no decided on a military division in first, but eventually chose the Army.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. With modal ‘could’, we generally use the adverb ‘not’.  And after it, we use the verb’s first form. The preposition ‘at’ should be used here as we use the preposition 'at' with ordinals. Thus, the most suited one is “not decide on a military division at”.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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    Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no Improvement’.

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    A bond of brotherhood hold the soldier gather even after they left the military.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. The given sentence is in past tense so, verb ‘held’ should be used. A bond can be established between any two person or more than that. Thus, ‘soldiers’ should be used. A bond hold people ‘together’. So, the most suited one is “brotherhood held the soldiers together”.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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