sentence improvement Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc chsl tier 1 2023

Directions:

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence has been italicised. Below are given alternatives to the part italicised which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Wherever no improvement is needed choose 'No correction required' or 'No Improvement' as the answer.

Question :21

The railway budget is not proposed any revision in passenger fares and freight rates.

Answer: (a)

Question :22

They claim that their employees are highly committing and disciplined.

Answer: (a)

Question :23

They only work when they have no money.

Answer: (b)

'Only' is a focusing adverb, which can refer to different parts of a sentence. The meaning of the sentence would, accordingly, change. In the sentence given here, 'only' placed before 'work' would mean, 'They work and do nothing else when they have no money.' But (c) would mean 'They work only at the time that they have no money.' (c) makes sense.

Question :24

He was so afraid that his knees knocked one another.

Answer: (b)

The idiomatic usage is 'one's knees knock' (in fear). 'Against one another' is not required.

Question :25

He suddenly struck a note of discord in his otherwise harmonious presentation.

Answer: (e)

No improvement.

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