Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Sentence Improvement

81.

She could not help but laugh.

  • (A) laughing
  • (B) but laughing
  • (C) laugh
  • (D) No improvement

82.

The customer said, "Please give me the another one."

  • (A) me other one
  • (B) me the other one
  • (C) the another one to me
  • (D) No improvement

83.

The child jumped with delight on seeing the joker at the circus.

  • (A) ruffian
  • (B) clown
  • (C) dud
  • (D) No improvement

84.

He spent much time and energy over it, and lost a sum in the bargain.

  • (A) off the bargain
  • (B) for the bargain
  • (C) into the bargain
  • (D) with the bargain

85.

The old man felled some trees in the garden with hardly no effort at all.

  • (A) hard effort
  • (B) hardly any effort
  • (C) a hardly any effort
  • (D) No improvement

86.

The dissidents hold a great problem in every political party.

  • (A) cause
  • (B) give
  • (C) pose
  • (D) No improvement

87.

The reason why he could not do the work was because he had to attend to his mother who was ill.

  • (A) why he could not do the work was since
  • (B) for which he could not do the work was because
  • (C) why he could not do the work was that
  • (D) No improvement

88.

It became clear that the strangers were heading into a serious disaster.

  • (A) along
  • (B) towards
  • (C) for
  • (D) No improvement

89.

Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.

  • (A) was sitting
  • (B) have been sitting
  • (C) sat
  • (D) No improvement

90.

In fact, if it hadn't been for his invaluable advice on so many occasions I wouldn't have achieved anything in life.

  • (A) remarkable advice
  • (B) valuable advices
  • (C) priceless suggestion
  • (D) No improvement