SSC Sentence Improvement Quiz 17

(c) good (Adj.) : of high quality or an acceptable standard
l a good book/good food
goods (Noun) : things that are produced to be sold.
l Cheap/expensive goods/electrical goods
Hence, electronic goods is the right usage.

(b) since (Prep.) : from a time in the past until now used with the Present Perfect Tense.
Hence, since is the right usage.

(a) descendant (Noun) : a person who has descended
from a specific ancestor ; an offspring
royalty (Noun) : (uncountable) members of a royal
family of (Prep.) will be used with descendant
Hence, of (Prep.) is the right usage.

(b) unless (Conj.) : if …not
I wouldn’t eat that food if I wasn’t really hungry.
I wouldn’t eat that food unless I was really hungry.
Hence, Simple Past-went is the right usage.

(b) enhance (Verb) : to increase the value or status of
somebody/something
embellishment (Noun) : a decoration or other addition,
to make something more beautiful or interesting.
replenish (Verb) : to make something full again by
replacing what has been used
Here, enhance is the right usage.

(d) No improvement
victim (Noun) agrees with to (Prep.)

(b) In Indirect Speech, the Subject comes before the
Verb.
Hence, what her name was is the right usage.

(b) scoffed (Verb) : to talk about somebody/something
in a way that makes it clear that you think he/ it is
stupidIt agrees with at (Prep.)
Hence, at (Prep.) is the right usage.

(b) beside (Prep.) : next to something/somebody
besides (Prep.) : in addition to something
Here, Besides being is the right usage.

(a) behest (Noun)
at somebody’s behest (Idiom) : because somebody
has ordered or requested it
l at the King’s behest/at the behest of the King
request (Noun) : the action of asking for something
formally and politely
desires (Noun) : a strong wish to have or do something
orders (Noun) : something that somebody is told to do
by somebody in authority
Here, behest is the right usage.

(a) aching (Verb) : to feel a continuous dull pain ; hurting
paining (Verb) : hurting ; to cause somebody pain or
make him unhappy
ailing (verb) : ill/sick and not improving
l She looked after her ailing father.
paining is not used in Progressive/Continuous Tenses.
Here, aching is the right usage.

(a) Past Continuous Tense-was reading is the right usage.

(c) In Indirect Speech,-said (Reporting Verb) changes to toldHence, told me about is the right usage.

(c) to (Inf.) is used after Prefer (Verb) and not than.
(Prep., Conj.)
Hence, to (Prep.) is the right usage.

(d) No improvement
who (Rel.Pro.) is used for he (Per.Pro)

(b) Past Perfect Tense had seen will be used.
The Sentence is in Indirect Speech.

(a) them Objective case of they (Pro.)
l We saw them yesterday :
those Plural of that (pronoun)
their Possessive Case of they (Pro.)
l their house.
Here, those is the right usage.

(b) noticeable (Adj.) : capable of being noticed ; easy
to see or notice
l Her scars are hardly noticeable now.
popular (Adj.) : liked or enjoyed by a large number of
people
l This is one of our most popular designs.
remarkable (Adj) : unusual ; astonishing ; surprising
in a way that causes people to take notice
l a remarkable achievement/talent
Here, remarkable is the right usage.

(a) exert (Verb) : to use power or influence to affect
somebody/something
It agrees with on (Prep.)
Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.

(d) No improvement
Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest
dramatists/writers, so, Kalidasa considered in India.
Hence, to lay force, on the Superlative quality the
(DefArt) is used.