Sentence Correction Exercises

21. Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so for not to cause bad feeling

(a) as far not

(b) so as not

(c) if as far not

(d) since then not

22. The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.

(a) needed

(b) needing

(c) needs

(d) No correction required

23. The doctor examined my pulse.

(a) observed

(b) saw

(c) felt

(d) No improvement

24. He doesn’t hesitate to do whatever his brother does.

(a) will do

(b) would do

(c) shall do

(d) would done

25. Bad habits must be nipped at the bud.

(a) nipped off the bud

(b) nipped in the bud

(c) nipped on the bud

(d) No improvement

26. It is no good to cry over spilt milk.

(a) It is no good crying

(b) It is of no good to cry

(c) It is of no good crying

(d) No improvement

27. To various practices and norms for bank’s transactions are laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.

(a) are laid up

(b) are led down

(c) are lead up

(d) No correction required

28. No one needs to worry about me.

(a) will worry

(b) need worry

(c) shall worry

(d) No improvement

29. When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.

(a) had rush

(b) have rush

(c) had rushed

(d) rushed

30. The officer looked on my complaint.

(a) looked of

(b) looked into

(c) looked to

(d) No improvement

31. The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make-up.

(a) put over

(b) put up

(c) put on

(d) No improvement

32. The matter must be considered in every point of view.

(a) with

(b) from

(c) at

(d) No improvement

33. He enjoys to tell stories to children.

(a) how to tell stories

(b) telling stories

(c) to narrate stories

(d) No improvement

34. Manisha purchased the very good of all the saris kept in the shop

(a) the better

(b) the very better

(c) the most good

(d) the best

35. On seeing the lion she felt too much afraid.

(a) very much

(b) excessively

(c) much

(d) No improvement

36. Last evening I sent to the optician and bought spectacles.

(a) a spectacle

(b) two spectacles

(c) a pair of spectacles

(d) No improvement

37. Education is a strong instrument for moulding the character of the young.

(a) striking

(b) powerful

(c) potent

(d) No improvement

38. One of the men gave first aid to Hitesh who is injured in a road accident.

(a) who had injured

(b) who was injured

(c) which was injured

(d) as he was to injure

39. Mrs. Johnson had staying here since 1954 and has made India her home

(a) will stay

(b) was to stay

(c) is staying

(d) has been staying

40. The problems of translation are still remain.

(a) are remain

(b) will remained

(c) will still remain

(d) No improvement