Sentence Improvement Quiz 15

(c) pass out (of something) (Phr.V.) : to leave a military
college after finishing a course of training
pass on (to somebody) (Phr.V.) : to give something to
somebody else
pass away (Phr.V.) : to die
pass (Verb) : to achieve the required standard in an
exam, a test, etc.
Here, passed is the right usage.

(b) demolished (Verb) : to pull or knock down a building
l The factory will be demolished next year.
destroyed (Verb) : to damage something so badly that
it no longer exists, works, etc.
l The building was completely destroyed by fire.
Here, demolished is the right usage.

(d) No improvement
novels (Noun) Plural
Hence, Plural Verb-have is used.

(c) pre-requisite (Noun) : pre-condition ; necessary
as a precondition
l Competence is prerequisite to promotion.
requirements (Noun) : something that you need or
want
l Our immediate requirement is extra staff.
Here, pre requisite is the right usage.

(b) abstain (Verb) : to keep oneself from doing something
It agrees with from (Prep.) and followed by Gerund
(speaking)
Hence, from speaking is the right usage.

(b) Unless (Conj.) : except under the circumstances that
except (Conj.) : only ; otherwise than
Here, unless is the right usage.

(d) No improvement

(a) flourishing (Verb) : to develop quickly and be successful
or common
l Few businesses are flourishing today.
look up (Phr.V.) : improve
l At last things were beginning to look up.
Here, flourishing is the right usage.

(a) deployed (Verb) : to move soldiers or weapons into
a position where they are ready for military action
employed (Verb) : to give somebody a job to do for
payment
Here, deployed is the right usage.

(c) Singular Verb-is will be used with the name of the
book Gulliver’s Travel
Hence, is the right usage.

(a) narrate (Verb) : to tell a story ; to relate
tell (Verb) : to give information to somebody by speaking
or writing
Simple Past Tense-narrated is the right usage.

(b) Inf(to) will be used after prefer (Verb) and not
than (Prep., Conj.)
Hence, to (Prep.) is the right usage.

(c) said (Verb) will be used as there is no object mentioned.

(a) should (Mod.V.) : used for indicating duty
have to (Mod.V.) : used for showing that you must do
something
l You don’t have to knock – just walk in.
Hence, should is the right usage.

(a) Present Perfect Continuous Tense-have been
working here since is the right usage.
since (Prep.) : from a point in the past until now
l We’ve been living here since .

(c) myself (Pro.) : the Reflexive form of I
I (Pro.) : used as the Subject
Hence, I am is the right usage.

(a) Simple Past Tense-gave is the right usage.

(d) No improvement
have/had is used with food and drink (a meal, breakfast,
lunch, dinner, a snack, a cup of tea)
[British Council – Learn English]

(b) unless (Conj.) used in a negative sense.
Hence, an Affirmative Sentence will be used.
Hence, unless you is the right usage.

(b) have (Stative Verb) expresses a state/condition
rather than action
will not be used in Progressive Tense
Hence, have is the right usage.