English Knowledge questions asked in every compitative exams, nearly 20% questions asked. Sentence correction in english knowledge question compulsory asking. In this following questions as a model of sentence correcctions.
Model paper for English knowledge test for sentence correction
Q1) Upon appearing first as a tiny speck in the night sky, some comets can eventually grow quite large in appearance.
- Upon appearing
- Appearing
- The appearance of
- When appearing
- To appear
Answer: B
Explanation: The correct response to Question 1 is (B). In the original version (A), the word "upon" confuses the meaning of the sentence, by suggesting nonsensically that comets grow large in appearance immediately- as soon as they appear as a tiny speck.
(B) is concise and clears up the confusion created by "upon" in the original version.
(C) is nonsensical.
(D) is no better than the original version. The word "when," like "upon," confuses the meaning of the sentence.
(E) is nonsensical
Q2. Because global warming is increasing the sea level, alternativeways to utilize waterfront land ought to be explored.
- alternative ways to utilize
- alternative ways of utilization of
- alternatives to using
- alternatives of use of
- alternative utilizations for
Answer: A
Explanation: The correct response to Question 2 is (A). The original version (A) is grammatically correct and is the best version.
(B) is wordy and awkward.
(C) alters the meaning of the original version by suggesting not using waterfront land at all.
(D) is nonsensical.
(E) contains "utilizations," which is not a word.
Q3.Health professionals widely concur that, beyond a certain amount of exercise each day, the benefits that an individual can expect to derive by further exercise is negligible
- by further exercise is negligible
- from further exercise are negligible
- in furthering exercise are negligible
- by exercising further would be negligible
- by exercising even more would be negligible
Answer: B
Explanation:The correct response to Question 3 is (B). The original version (A) is faulty because the plural subject "benefits" is followed by the singular verb "is."
(B) remedies the original sentence's problem by using the plural "are," which agrees with "benefits."
(C) improperly uses the word "furthering," suggesting that exercise is a benefit or goal that is being furthered.
(D) improperly uses the subjunctive verb form ("would be") instead of the more appropriate present tense ("are").
(E) improperly uses the subjunctive verb form ("would be") instead of the more appropriate present tense ("are").
Q4. Daniel was sitting with his disciples when the President, in accompaniment with his only social secretary, entered the garden.
- in accompaniment with his only social secretary
- accompanying only by his social secretary
- accompanied only by his social secretary
- only accompanied by his social secretary
- accompanied his social secretary only
Answer: C
Explanation:The correct phrase is 'accompanied by'. This eliminates options 1 and 2. Option 4 is wrongly structured; it is the president who is accompanied, not the secretary. Between options 3 and 4, the only difference is the placement of the modifier 'only' which is used for the secretary and not for the word 'accompanied'. Hence option 3 is correct.
Q5. At some point in our lives, nearly all of us yearn for a second chance to do that one thing we always dream about, but never got around to trying.
- nearly all of us yearn for a second chance to do that one thing
- all of us nearly yearn to the second chance to do one thing
- nearly all of them yearn for a second chance of doing that only things
- merely all of us yearn nearly for the second chance to do that one thing
- nearby all of we yearn from a second chance to do that thing
Answer: A
Explanation: The 'first Principle' of sentence correction questions is, 'never make an unnecessary correction'. There is nothing wrong with the original sentence. Option 2 is not structured properly. Option 3 uses 'them' which is not necessary. Options 4 and 5 change the meaning of the original sentence. Hence these options are eliminated.
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