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SSC Sentence Correction Test 170
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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 manager remarked that we will avoid to make such small errors in the production stage.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • Certain verbs take direct V+ing after them. For eg: Avoid, mind, detest, resist, enjoy.

    • For example:

    They enjoyed riding through the valley.

    • Also, Modal “will” expresses a prediction. But the sense of the sentence is about giving advice; hence we have to prefer “should” modal over “will” to improve the mood of the sentence.

    • Hence, “should avoid making” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: The manager remarked that we should avoid making such small errors in the production stage.

    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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    At the end of the lecture, the inattentive girl said his mentor to explain the last question again.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part has reporting verb “said”. “Said” does not take indirect object directly after it. They are generally separated by preposition “to”.

    • Reporting verb “told” takes indirect object directly after it. Hence, it does not need preposition “to” directly after it.

    • For example:

    Hema said to her aunt, “Please close the close”.

    She told us about an amusing event.

    • Pronoun “his” is used for nouns of masculine gender. For feminine, “her” is used.

    • Also, the proper reporting verb as per the sentence is “ask” since the girl is asking “to explain” something.

    • Hence, “asked her mentor” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: At the end of the lecture, the inattentive girl asked her mentor to explain the last question again.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 3/10
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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 passengers is waiting to the bus which is widely praised in the city for its exemplary services.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part has verb “is” which is not in accordance with the subject “passengers”. The plural verb “are” should be used for the plural subject "passengers".

    • Preposition “for” should be used.

    • “To” preposition is used to point towards a direction.

    • Moreover, if something is waiting for you, it has been left or prepared for you to collect, use, enjoy, or deal with when you arrive.

    • E.g. :- Uma had a cup of coffee waiting for me, along with a plate of biscuits.

    • Hence, “are waiting for” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: The passengers are waiting for the bus which is widely praised in the city for its exemplary services.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 4/10
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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 recent study shows that an overdose of steroids is enough fatal by an animal as to a man.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part has preposition “by” which is wrong since it is used for any medium of transport.

    • Preposition “to” should be used which is used for directing towards somebody/some location. Here, it directs/points out to “animal”.

    • Also, sentence is talking about “equal effect (fatal) of steroids” over animal and man.

    • This is clear from the word “as” used before “man”. So, “as” should be used in place of “enough” in the underlined part.

    For example: My sister is as tall as me.

    • Hence, “as fatal to” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: The recent study shows that an overdose of steroids is as fatal to an animal as to a man.

    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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    Hardly had she finished his dinner than the mobile phone rang abruptly with a brassy ringtone.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part has “his” which is used for noun of masculine gender. For feminine, we use “her”.

    • Also, Correlative Conjunctions are used for emphasising the idea of one thing coming immediately after another, for eg: “Hardly.....when” , “No sooner.....than”

    For example:

    Hardly had Ravi sat down when the phone rang.

    • Hence, “her dinner when” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: Hardly had she finished her dinner when the mobile phone rang abruptly with a brassy ringtone.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 6/10
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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 always advisable that immoral and unethical practices should be nip on the bud to avoid any probable damages in the future.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part has “be+V1” which is wrong since sentence is in passive voice. Hence, “be+V3” should be used.

    • Also, “nip in the bud” is idiom which means to stop something when it has just begun. Thus, it is wrong to use preposition “on” in the idiom.

    • Hence, “be nipped in the bud” is the correct improvement.

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: It is always advisable that immoral and unethical practices should be nipped in the bud to avoid any probable damages in the future.

    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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    The police are unable to serve summon in him over his alleged role in money laundering. 

    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The underlined part needs the object of the verb “serve”. 
    • “Summon” is a verb and a verb cannot be the object. 
    • So, we need noun here i.e. “summons”. 
    • Please note that though it may appear that “summons” is a plural noun, it is actually a singular noun. It’s plural form is “summonses”
    • Also, “in” is a preposition of place which should not be used here. “Against” is the correct preposition. 
    • For example: 

    They took out a summons against her for noise nuisance. 

    • Hence, “summons against him” is the correct improvement.


    Thus, the correct sentence will be: The police is unable to serve summons against him over his alleged role in money laundering.

    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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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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    Ravi Kumar Dahiya got success owing for its efforts.
    Solutions

    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • “Success” is a noun that is the subject complement for the subject “Ravi Kumar Dahiya”.
    • We need an adjective phrase to qualify the noun “success”.
    • "Due to” is a preposition when used with any Noun/Pronoun makes an adjective phrase. 
    • “Owing to” is a preposition when used with any Noun/Pronoun that makes an adverb phrase.   
    • Thus, using “due to” is correct here.
    • Also, using “its” is wrong here since it is connected with things.
    • Thus, “due to his efforts” is the correct improvement.


    The correct sentence will be:  Ravi Kumar Dahiya got success due to his efforts.
    Hence, option B 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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    On Monday, the prime accused brought in front of the judge.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The sentence is in the passive voice since the subject (prime accused) is a recipient of a verb's action.

    • “Brought” should be replaced with “was brought”. Also, it is not necessary to mention the doer in passive form when it is implicit.
    • We use the preposition "before" (and not "in front of") when the context is around a judge (or court).

    • Hence, “was brought before” is the correct improvement.

    The correct sentence will be: On Monday, the prime accused was brought before the judge.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 10/10
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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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    After years of research, scholars have finally ascribed this anonymously play at Christopher Marlowe.

    Solutions

    • The underlined segment is erroneous.

    • In the underlined segment, an adverb is used to modify the noun.

    • However, an adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there).

    • An adjective is used to modify the noun. Therefore, 'anonymously' should be used instead of 'anonymous'.

    • Also, 'ascribed' is always followed by the preposition 'to'.

    • For example, he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach.

    • Hence, 'at' should be replaced with 'to'.

    • Therefore, the underlined segment should be replaced with 'this anonymous play to' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

    The correct sentence would be - After years of research, scholars have finally ascribed this anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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