Sentence Improvement

J&K Bank Banking Associate · English Language · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 42 Easy, 35 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Improve the sentence: "He did not went to office yesterday."

  1. He did not go to office yesterday.
  2. He did not goes to office yesterday.
  3. He has not gone to office yesterday.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: A. After 'did/did not', the base form of the verb is used: 'go'.

Sample Easy question 2

Improve the sentence: "I have seen him yesterday."

  1. I saw him yesterday.
  2. I have saw him yesterday.
  3. I had seen him yesterday.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: A. The present perfect is not used with a definite past time such as 'yesterday'; use the simple past.

Sample Easy question 3

Improve the sentence: "I am knowing him for many years."

  1. I know him for many years.
  2. I am known him for many years.
  3. I have known him for many years.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: C. 'Know' is a stative verb (not used in continuous forms), and an action continuing to the present takes the present perfect.

Sample Medium question 4

Choose the correctly improved sentence: "Between you and I, this is a secret."

  1. Between yourself and I, this is a secret.
  2. Between you and I, this is a secret.
  3. Between I and you, this is a secret.
  4. Between you and me, this is a secret.
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Answer: D. As the object of the preposition 'between', the pronoun should be 'me', not 'I'.

Sample Medium question 5

Choose the correct replacement for the underlined part: "The committee have decided to postpone the meeting."

  1. has decided
  2. having decided
  3. have decided
  4. had decide
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Answer: A. 'Committee' is treated as a singular collective noun here, taking the singular verb 'has decided'.

Sample Medium question 6

Improve the sentence: "Each of the students have submitted their assignment."

  1. Each of the students has submitted their assignment
  2. Each of the students have submit their assignment
  3. Each of the students has submitted his assignment
  4. Both A and C are grammatically improved
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Answer: D. 'Each' takes a singular verb ('has'); both the gender-neutral 'their' and the traditional 'his' are acceptable, so both A and C are correct improvements.

Sample Hard question 7

Improve the sentence: "He is one of the greatest scholars that has ever lived."

  1. He is the one of greatest scholars that has ever lived.
  2. He is one of the greatest scholars that have ever lived.
  3. He is one of the greatest scholars who has ever lived.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: B. 'That' refers to 'scholars' (plural): 'have'.

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