PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-88

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following 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 improvement required”.

Question No : 1

He is one of the richest, if not the richest man, in Mumbai.

(1) richest men, if the rich man

(2) richest man, if not the richest

(3) richest man, if not the rich man

(4) richest men, if not the richest

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

He sold many paper and pencils.

(1) much papers and pencils

(2) much paper and many pencils

(3) many papers and many pencils

(4) many paper and much pencils

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

I cannot help but think that you are wrong.

(1) help and thinking

(2) help but thinking

(3) help thinking

(4) help to think

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

A large and small glass was on the table.

(1) a small glasses were

(2) the small glass were

(3) a small glass were

(4) smaller glass were

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

This is as good if not better than that.

(1) as this if not better

(2) if not better

(3) not better than that

(4) as that, if not better

(5) No correction required