Sentence Improvement — Practice Set-2 — Solved in Hindi & English

1. The child tossed in bed burning with fever.
A) The child in bed, burning with fever tossed.        B) The child burning with fever tossed in bed.
C) The child burning in bed tossed with fever.        D) No improvement

2. The firm buys frozen seafood in bulk, packs it into smaller pouches and then they sell them to the local grocery store.
A) it sells them        B) sell them
C) they sell the pouches        D) No improvement

3. That’s a very old bicycle. How long do you have it?
A) have you had        B) had you had
C) did you have        D) No improvement

4. The chairman being absent, the meeting was adjourned sine die.
A) put off        B) extended
C) cancelled        D) No improvement 

5. There is full justification to close down the units which are neither profitable or serving any social cause.
A) which are not profitable or serve        B) which are neither profitable nor serving
C) which have neither profitable nor serve        D) No improvement

6. If I had money I would have bought the house.
A) If I had had money I would have bought the house.        B) If I have money I would have bought the house.
C) If I have had money I would have bought the house        D) No improvement

7. I refreshed myself with a cup of tea.
A) was refreshed        B) was refreshing
C) refresh        D) No improvement

8. Not until did he receive her letter he fully realized her problem.
A) Not until he received her letter did he fully realize        B) Not until had he received her letter that he realized
C) Not until he had received her letter that he realized        D) No improvement

9. If only he can swim!
A) would        B) could
C) will        D) No improvement

10. The management would prefer you finishing the project on time.
A) you to finish         B) that you should finish
C) that you finish         D) No improvement

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