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SSC Sentence Correction Test 339
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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 would go to your birthday party if she had not been sick.
    Solutions
    The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • The given sentence is an example of third conditional sentences.
    • Third conditional sentences are used to explain that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past.
    • When using the third conditional, we use the past perfect (i.e., had + past participle) in the if-clause.
    • The modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle in the main clause expresses the theoretical situation that could have happened.
    • Thus, ‘would have gone’ is the most suited one.


    The correct sentence should be :- She would have gone to your birthday party if she had not been sick.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

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    It have long been knows that regular exercise promotes all-round good health.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • We can use "it" as an ‘empty’ subject or as an ‘empty’ object. It is ‘empty’ because it doesn’t refer to anything in particular.

    • With "it", we will use the singular verb "has" (and not "have").

    • Also, we will use V3 after "has + been".

    • Thus, "known" will be used in the underlined part. 
    The correct sentence will be: It has long been known that regular exercise promotes all-round good health.

    Hence, option C 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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    Chandra's good gestures will highly appreciated.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The modal is generally followed by 'a base form of the verb'.

    • But when it is used in a passive structure, it follows the structure - "be + V3".

    • The given sentence is in the passive voice as the focus is on Chandra's good gestures. 

    • Thus, replace the underlined part with "will be highly appreciated".

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 4/10
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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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    Santhosh asked me where was my pen.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The sentence is in indirect speech.

    • Hence, the verb should be after the subject.

    • The phrase should be replaced with ‘my pen was’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.

    Hence, option A 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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    I was just about to leave when I had remembered my cell phone.

    Solutions
    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The Past perfect tense here will be wrong as there is no point of the past here before which the event remembrance of the cellphone occurred.
    • I was just about to leave is just an past expression.
    • Thus, 'I remembered' is the most suited one.

    The correct sentence should be :- I was just about to leave when I remembered my cell phone.

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

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

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    The voyage from England to India used to take six months.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically correct and needs no improvement.

    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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    Two sons were born with them; the older, Karl, becomes eminent as a historian.
    Solutions
    The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

    • First of all, "Born with" is not followed by a word that refers to a person.

    • To be born with something means innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary. It describes qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth.

      For example:
      Jenny was born with a small hole in her heart.
      Merry was born with the heavenly voice.

    • So, we should use "born to" or "born of" that means to be born in a particular situation, type of family, or particular individual.

      For example:
      One-third of all children are born into single-parent families.

    • Older’ refers to persons as well as things and is followed by ‘than’.

    • Elder’ is used for persons of the same family.

    • Thus, Elder should be used here to form a grammatically sound sentence.

    • Then, the verb "becomes" is also incorrectly used here.

    • Since the sentence is talking about a past event we must use a past verb here.

    • Thus, the correct verb to use here is "Became".

    • The correct sentence will be: Two sons were born to them; the elder, Karl, became eminent as a historian.

    Hence, option C 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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    The explosion was of such intensity that it was heard five miles away.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically correct and needs no improvement. 

    Hence, option D 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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    Yesterday, as you know, I gone to see Prince Bolkonski.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect.

    • The word “yesterday” indicates that the past form (V2 verb) should be used.

    • “Gone” in the underlined part is past participle which is incorrect.

    • It should be replaced with “went”. 
    Thus, the correct sentence will be: Yesterday, as you know, I went to see Prince Bolkonski.

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

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

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    I think you and me owe him an explanation.
    Solutions

    The underlined part is grammatically incorrect. 

    • Subjective pronouns tell us who or what the sentence is about.
      e.g. She lost weight by cutting out junk food.
    • Objective pronouns receive the action in the sentence.
      e.g. I give them cookies every week.
    • Here, the underlined part is the subject of the second clause; so the subjective pronoun “I” should be used in place of “me”. 

    Thus, the correct sentence will be: I think you and I owe him an explanation.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

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