Sentence Improvement: Test 1

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Sentence Improvement Test 1: questions and answers

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  1. 1. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    He has went to the market.
    1. has gone
    2. have gone
    3. had went
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-82548ea6-150 · Report this question

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    Answer: A. has gone

    The past participle of "go" is "gone": has gone.
  2. 2. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    If I was you, I would accept the offer.
    1. am
    2. were
    3. have been
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-c79f6736-163 · Report this question

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    Answer: B. were

    An unreal condition takes "were": If I were you.
  3. 3. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    She is senior than me in the office.
    1. senior from
    2. more senior than
    3. senior to
    4. No improvement

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    Answer: C. senior to

    "Senior" is followed by "to", not "than".
  4. 4. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    I prefer tea than coffee.
    1. to
    2. over than
    3. from
    4. No improvement

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    Answer: A. to

    "Prefer" is followed by "to": prefer tea to coffee.
  5. 5. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    He did not went to school yesterday.
    1. did not gone
    2. did not go
    3. has not went
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-4cffe403-160 · Report this question

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    Answer: B. did not go

    After "did not" use the base form of the verb: did not go.
  6. 6. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    The train had left before we reached the station.
    1. has left
    2. was leaving
    3. have left
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-a877ec98-173 · Report this question

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    Answer: D. No improvement

    The earlier of two past actions takes the past perfect, so the sentence is correct.
  7. 7. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    One of my friends are a doctor.
    1. were
    2. have been
    3. is
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-4bf86cb9-155 · Report this question

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    Answer: C. is

    The subject is "one", which is singular: is.
  8. 8. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    She is knowing the answer.
    1. knows
    2. was knowing
    3. has knowing
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-eb26d199-150 · Report this question

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    Answer: A. knows

    "Know" is not normally used in the continuous form: She knows the answer.
  9. 9. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    Hardly had he reached the station than the train left.
    1. then
    2. when
    3. while
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-9daaae3d-178 · Report this question

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    Answer: B. when

    "Hardly" is followed by "when".
  10. 10. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement".
    He said me that he was busy.
    1. told to me
    2. told me
    3. says me
    4. No improvement

    Reference: q-97d2c3e1-152 · Report this question

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    Answer: B. told me

    "Tell" takes a direct object: He told me that he was busy.

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