Sentence Improvement

Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector · English · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 42 Easy, 35 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Improve the sentence: "She don't like coffee."

  1. She doesn't like coffee
  2. She not like coffee
  3. She don't likes coffee
  4. No improvement needed
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Answer: A. Third person singular subject 'She' requires 'doesn't', not 'don't'.

Sample Easy question 2

Improve the sentence: "He is one of the best player in the team."

  1. He is the one best players in the team
  2. He is one of the best player in the team
  3. He is one of the best players in the team
  4. No improvement needed
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Answer: C. 'One of the best' must be followed by a plural noun: 'players'.

Sample Easy question 3

Improve the sentence: "If I was you, I would apologize."

  1. If I was you, I will apologize
  2. If I am you, I would apologize
  3. If I were you, I would apologize
  4. No improvement needed
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Answer: C. The subjunctive mood requires 'were' in hypothetical 'if' clauses, regardless of subject.

Sample Medium question 4

Improve the sentence: "If he would have studied, he would have passed."

  1. If he has studied, he would have passed.
  2. If he studied, he would have passed.
  3. If he had studied, he would have passed.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: C. The 'if' clause of a past unreal condition takes the past perfect.

Sample Medium question 5

Improve the sentence: "I wish I was a king."

  1. I wish I would be a king.
  2. I wish I am a king.
  3. I wish I were a king.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: C. After 'wish', the subjunctive 'were' is used.

Sample Medium question 6

Improve the sentence: "She is more wiser than her sister."

  1. She is the wiser than her sister.
  2. She is wiser than her sister.
  3. She is much more wiser than her sister.
  4. No improvement
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Answer: B. No double comparative.

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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