Sentence Improvement & Phrase Replacement — Practice

Question 1

Improve the underlined part: 'The list of items ARE on the table.'
(a) is on  (b) were on  (c) are being on  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

Subject 'list' is singular ⇒ 'is on'.

Answer: (a) is on.

Question 2

Improve: 'She is not capable TO DO this job.'
(a) of doing  (b) to doing  (c) for do  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

'Capable' takes 'of + -ing' ⇒ 'capable of doing'.

Answer: (a) of doing.

Question 3

Improve: 'He said that he WILL come tomorrow.'
(a) would come  (b) will be come  (c) shall come  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

Past reporting verb ⇒ 'would come'.

Answer: (a) would come.

Question 4

Improve: 'She has been working here SINCE 2019.'
(a) from  (b) for  (c) during  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

Present perfect continuous with 'since' + a point in time is correct.

Answer: (d) no improvement.

Question 5

Improve: 'The rules are not IN ACCORDANCE TO the policy.'
(a) in accordance with  (b) in accord to  (c) according with  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

'In accordance WITH'.

Answer: (a) in accordance with.

Question 6

Improve: 'I prefer coffee THAN tea in the morning.'
(a) to  (b) over than  (c) more than  (d) no improvement

Accepted Answer

'Prefer X TO Y' is the fixed pattern.

Answer: (a) to.

Practice — Sentence Improvement & Phrase Replacement