sentence improvement

Questions

1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
   A) She don’t like ice cream.
   B) She doesn’t likes ice cream.
   C) She doesn’t like ice cream.
   D) She not like ice cream.
2. Identify the error in the following sentence:
   “He have a beautiful house.”
   A) have
   B) beautiful
   C) house
   D) He
3. Select the correct form of the verb:
   “Neither of the answers __ correct.”
   A) are
   B) is
   C) was
   D) be
4. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?
   A) She had gone to the store before it closed.
   B) She went to the store before it closed.
   C) She has gone to the store before it closed.
   D) She gone to the store before it closed.
5. Identify the correct preposition:
   “We arrived _ the airport early.”
   A) on
   B) at
   C) in
   D) to
6. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
   A) Let’s eat, Grandma.
   B) Lets eat Grandma.
   C) Lets, eat Grandma.
   D) Let’s eat Grandma.
7. Choose the sentence that is free of errors:
   A) Everyone have their own opinions.
   B) Everyone has their own opinions.
   C) Everyone has their own opinion.
   D) Everyone have their own opinion.
8. Which option correctly completes the sentence?
   “If I would have known, I _ gone.”
   A) will
   B) would
   C) had
   D) should
9. Identify the sentence with a misplaced modifier:
   A) She saw the man with the telescope.
   B) With a telescope, she saw the man.
   C) She saw the man very closely with the telescope.
   D) She used the telescope to see the man.
10. Which is the correctly rewritten sentence?
    “I seen the movie last night.”
    A) I see the movie last night.
    B) I had seen the movie last night.
    C) I saw the movie last night.
    D) I seen the movie yesterday.
11. Identify the error in this sentence:
    “Each of the players have a uniform.”
    A) Each
    B) of
    C) players
    D) have
12. Which of the following uses the correct conditional?
    A) If I were you, I would apologize.
    B) If I was you, I would apologize.
    C) If I am you, I will apologize.
    D) If I be you, I would apologize.
13. Choose the correctly structured sentence:
    A) She quickly ran to the store.
    B) She ran quickly to the store.
    C) To the store quickly she ran.
    D) She ran to the store quickly.
14. Fill in the blank with the correct article:
    “He is _ honest man.”
    A) a
    B) an
    C) the
    D) no article needed
15. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
    A) The team are winning.
    B) The team wins the championship.
    C) The team were winning.
    D) The teams win the championship.
16. Which is correctly embodied in the sentence?
    “She loves to dance, and _ sing.”
    A) also
    B) too
    C) either
    D) neither
17. Identify the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:
    “I will go for a walk, _ it rains.”
    A) and
    B) unless
    C) if
    D) when
18. Select the sentence with the correct relative pronoun:
    “The book, _ you gave me, is fascinating.”
    A) who
    B) which
    C) whom
    D) whose
19. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
    A) It’s raining, I think I will stay inside.
    B) It’s raining; I think I will stay inside.
    C) Its raining: I think I will stay inside.
    D) Its raining, I think I will stay inside.
20. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
    “The teacher is angry __ the students didn’t turn in their homework.”
    A) so
    B) because
    C) although
    D) when

Answers with Explanations

1. C) She doesn’t like ice cream.
   Explanation: “Doesn’t” is the correct contraction for ‘does not’.
2. A) have
   Explanation: It should be “He has a beautiful house.” “Have” is incorrect because “he” is singular.
3. B) is
   Explanation: “Neither” takes a singular verb.
4. A) She had gone to the store before it closed.
   Explanation: This sentence properly uses the past perfect tense.
5. B) at
   Explanation: “At” is the correct preposition to use with “airport”.
6. A) Let’s eat, Grandma.
   Explanation: The comma is important here to distinguish between inviting Grandma to eat and suggesting eating her.
7. B) Everyone has their own opinions.
   Explanation: “Everyone” is singular and should use “has”.
8. C) had
   Explanation: The correct phrase is “If I had known, I would have gone.”
9. A) She saw the man with the telescope.
   Explanation: This could mean she saw the man who had the telescope, which is ambiguous.
10. C) I saw the movie last night.
    Explanation: “Saw” is the correct past tense of “see.”
11. D) have
    Explanation: “Each” is singular and should be followed by “has.”
12. A) If I were you, I would apologize.
    Explanation: “Were” is used for hypothetical situations.
13. A) She quickly ran to the store.
    Explanation: This sentence is correctly structured with adverb placement.
14. B) an
    Explanation: “Honest” starts with a vowel sound, requiring “an.”
15. B) The team wins the championship.
    Explanation: “Team” is a collective noun here and takes a singular verb.
16. A) also
    Explanation: “Also” is the correct adverb to indicate additional activity.
17. B) unless
    Explanation: “Unless” correctly indicates that the action will occur only if it does not rain.
18. B) which
    Explanation: “Which” is used to refer to a specific thing (the book).
19. B) It’s raining; I think I will stay inside.
    Explanation: A semicolon is appropriately used to connect two independent clauses.
20. B) because
    Explanation: “Because” explains the reason for the teacher’s anger.