Sentence Improvement Quiz 1

(a) If I had known the truth I would have admitted itThis conditional form suggests that neither the condition was fulfilled nor the jib was completed in the past.

(d) No improvement

(b) One after the other = following each other in quick succession; many in a series.
Look at the sentence :
I will eat chocolates one after the other until the box
is finished.

(b) Among other things = in addition to things that
are not specifically mentioned.
Look at the sentence :
It is not proper to use definite article ‘the’ before
other.

(a) Make (a) nonsense of something = to make
something appear stupid or wrong or to spoil
something.
Hence, made nonsense of ….should be used here.

(d) No improvement

(b) Clash = a violent confrontation; a fight or
argument between people
Conflict (Noun) = an active disagreement between
people with opposing opinions or principles
Hence, clash ….should be used here.

(b) Nothing to write home about = not exciting or
special.
Look at the sentence :
Their performance was nothing to write home about.

(d) No improvement

(a) Definite article ‘the’ comes before an ordinal numberHence, I was the first to reach ….should be used here.

(c) The sentence is in Present Simple (affirmative)Hence, the question tag will be negative i.edosen’t it ?

(c) No ifs or buts = something that you say to a child to stop them arguing with you when you want them to do something.
Ifs and buts is a term used to describe the reasons
people give for not wanting to do something.
Hence, ifs and buts should be used here.

(b) Before a gerund, possessive case i.eyour leaving should be used.

(b) After the use of the word reason connective ‘that’ should be used, not because.

(b) Here, to whom has already been usedHence, got married should be usedPreposition ‘to’ is superfluous after married here.

(c) Apprehend (Verb) = to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the lawHence, apprehended should be used here.

(d) No improvement

(a) Remain = to stay in the same place or in the same conditionHence, remained unhappy ….should be used here.

(a) Revolutionise (Verb) = to completely change something so that it is much better, transform.
Look at the sentence :
Newton’s discoveries revolutionised physics.
Hence, revolutionised …should be used here.

(d) Emend (Verb) = to correct or improve a text.
Look at the sentence :
The text is currently being emended and will be
published shortly.

(d) No improvement

(a) Here, not a gerund but infinitive i.eto climb
should be used.
The hill is too high to climb = The hill is so high
that one can’t climb.

(d) Count on someone = to depend on someone or expect something.

(b) Conducive to something = providing the right conditions for something good to happen.

(c) Diminish (Verb) = make or become less ; to reduce

(b) were a few drops (plural).