PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-29

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (1), (2), (3) and (4) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

Question No : 1

In my experience, people who challenge themselves and strive for goals are happier and healthier than who don't.

(1) Healthier than those who don’t

(2) Healthier than those of whom don’t

(3) Healthy than those who don’t

(4) Healthy than them who do not

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

After ploughing the field for an entire day, the land was admired by the farmer.

(1) The farmer admired the land

(2) The land were admired by the farmer

(3) The land had been admired by the farmer

(4) The farmer had been admiring the land

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

The programme have approved at a plenary session of the Central Committee last week.

(1) Was approved

(2) Has been approved

(3) Had been approved

(4) Have been approved

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

You’ll tidy up the house while I will do the shopping.

(1) Will be doing

(2) Would do

(3) Do

(4) Would be doing

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The man spent a lot because he had so large amount of money.

(1) he had so large amount of money

(2) he had a larger number of money

(3) he had a large amount of rupees

(4) he had a large amount of money

(5) he had a large lot of money