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SSC Sentence Correction Test 168
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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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    I cannot explain it to you right now. We will discussing it tomorrow.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. 

    • The first sentence is in the simple present tense

      It is talking about how a person cannot explain (something) right then. He told the other person to discuss it the next day. 

    • The use of the word 'tomorrow' suggests that the second sentence will be in the simple future tense
    The correct sentence will be: I cannot explain it to you right now. We will discuss it tomorrow.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer. 
  • Question 2/10
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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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    It is said that Oscar Wilde was most sincere artistically when he depicts insincere characters.
    Solutions
    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. The second part of the sentence is in the present tense, therefore, we will keep the first part in the present tense itself. Replace "was" with "is" in the underlined part.
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    Direction: 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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    Several disciples follow the footsteps of their guru.
    Solutions
    ‘Follow in somebody’s footsteps’ means to do the same job, have the same style of life etc. as somebody else’s.  And the disciples generally follow in their lives what they learn from their Guru.
    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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    The carpenter did not keep his promise that the work will be finished before the end of the week.
    Solutions
    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The given sentence is simple past tense.
    • The past tense is used to refer to actions that were completed in a time period before the present time.
    • In the Simple Past, the process of performing the action is not important. What matters is that the action was completed in the past.
    • The action may have been in the recent past or a long time ago.
    • Here, the first part of the sentence is in the past tense, so, the latter one should also be in the past tense.
    • Thus, “would be finished before” is the best-suited one.

    The correct sentence will be :- The carpenter did not keep his promise that the word would be finished before the end of the week.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.
  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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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    One of my teacher has received the Sahitya Akademi award.
    Solutions
    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The expression "one of the" is generally preceded by a plural noun/pronoun. And a singular verb is used for it.
      • E.g. :-
        1. One of our teachers is good.
        2. One of my friends is ill.

    • And when the mentioned expression is preceded by "who/which/that". It takes plural verb after it. i.e. "one of the + plural noun/pronoun + who/which/that + plural verb".
      • E.g. :- Gandhiji is one of the famous leaders who are famous all over the world.

    • Thus, 'One of my teachers has' is the best-suited one.
    • The correct sentence should be :- 'One of my teachers has received the Sahitya Akademi award.'


    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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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    She is scrutinising difficultly questions at the final examination going to be held next month.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. 

    • Let's first see the meanings of the words:

      Scrutinising = examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

      Revising = reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination.

      Recapitulating = summarize and state again the main points of.

      Recollecting = remember (something); call to mind.

    • The person is preparing for the exams that are going to be held soon. Thus, he must be 'revising' all the questions. 

    • Also, for the noun questions, we need an adjective to describe them. Thus, 'difficult' is the correct word. 

    • The correct preposition will be 'for' which will show the purpose of revising all the questions
    Thus, the correct sentence will be: She is revising difficult questions for the final examination going to be held next month.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.
  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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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    My father decided against postpone he trip to Hungary.
    Solutions
    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. We need a noun (here, it will be a gerund) after the preposition 'against'.
    e.g. Why don't we put the bed against the wall?
    e.g. They decided against stealing the car.

    Also, we need a possessive adjective 'his' in place of 'he' for the noun 'trip'. 
    e.g. Joe left his car parked with the lights on.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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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    By definition, make a map, is to select certain features as relevant and ignore others.

    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. The linking verb 'is' requires a subject. "Make a map" cannot be considered as a subject (as we have used the verb 'make' here). We can change it to the infinitive structure and in that way, we will have our subject. Thus, change 'make a map' to "to make a map". We can place the phrase 'by definition' in the middle as well. Other options do not fit in the sentence grammatically (structurally). 
    Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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 picking of the fruit, for which they receive no money, take about a week.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • Here, the subject is "Picking". It is a singular subject.
    • Thus, we will use a singular verb in place of "take" (a plural verb).
    • Also, the article before "week" should be "a" (and not "the") as the sentence is telling us how much time the whole process of picking the fruits takes. And it takes around one week. 
    • Also, after the modal "will", we take the base form of the verb.
    • Thus, the underlined part must be replaced with "takes about a week".
    The correct sentence will be: The picking of the fruit, for which work they receive no money, takes about a week.
    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    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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    On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a sumptuous meal.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The correct preposition that should come after the verb "treat" is "to" for the above sentence. 

    • Because the construction treat + someone + to usually means to pay for someone else's food, drink, or entertainment.

      e.g. I'll treat you to ice cream.

    • Thus, replace the underlined part with "treated us to".
    The correct sentence will be: On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us to a sumptuous meal.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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