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

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

Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book I won as a prize.

Answer: (a)

The book had already been won as a prize at the time of speaking.

Question :22

A good house has been alloted him.

Answer: (b)

Question :23

Mala was hurried to reach the meeting when she slipped and fell down.

Answer: (b)

When Mala slipped, she was performing the action of 'hurrying'. So we should use the past continuous tense.

Question :24

Newton wanted to know why did the apple fall to the ground.

Answer: (a)

Question :25

Not only did he criticise the party's policies but also the leader's personal affairs.

Answer: (c)

In the 'not only...but also' conjunction pair, it is necessary to see whether the subject and verbs are shared.

Option (c) would make 'He criticised' common, to both clauses, i.e., 'He criticised not only...but also...'.

Option (a) would be incorrect as only 'He' is shared. Then the sentence would have to be changed to 'He not only criticised...but also criticised...'.

If 'not only' is used at the beginning of a clause, subject auxiliary inversion is needed: 'Not only did he criticise the party's policies but he also criticised the leader's personal affairs'.

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