English Quiz for Upcoming IBPS Bank Exams - Set 15 | Prelims Level - Sentence Correction

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the answer sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the answer sheet. Thus, a No improvement‘ response will be signified by the letter (d).

1. She told the children not to stop the work. (I)

(a) not stopping

(b) don‘t stop

(c) not stopping of

(d) No improvement

2. I am not tellingthat you should hunt out people to pursue your policies.

(a) asking

(b) saying

(c) speaking

(d) No improvement

3. He succeeded by dint of hard work.

(a) by means of

(b) by doing

(c) by virtue of

(d) No improvement

4. You have readthat book for ages.

(a) have been reading

(b) had read

(c) will be reading

(d) No improvement

5. The only bit of relief for the victims has been the increase in compensation.

(a) were

(b) have been

(c) was that the were given

(d) No improvement

6. He is resembling his father.

(a) has been resembling

(b) resembles like

(c) resembles

(d) No improvement

7. I am not sure why she is wanting to see him.

(a) she wants

(b) does she want

(c) is she wanting

(d) No improvement

8. Everybody who finishedwriting can go home.

(a) had finished

(b) have finished

(c) has finished

(d) No improvement

9. I wish I cansing as well as you do.

(a) do

(b) could

(c) did

(d) No improvement

10. It has been two years since I have seen him last.

(a) when I have seen him

(b) since I had seen him

(c) since I saw him

(d) No improvement