Sentence Correction Exercises

41. They have stopped from constructing new buildings.

(a) to contruct

(b) at constructing

(c) constructing

(d) No improvement

42. All over Russia, Indian films are more popular than those in any other country.

(a) in

(b) that in

(c) that of

(d) those of

43. Wise men catch time by the forelock.

(a) hold

(b) seize

(c) take

(d) No improvement

44. Seeing the injustice done to them by the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.

(a) broke to

(b) broke upto

(c) resorted to

(d) No improvement

45. The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out.

(a) away

(b) over

(c) up

(d) No improvement

46. Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successful.

(a) to rise against

(b) to rising from

(c) to rise to

(d) to rise with

47. A bird in hand is worth two in bush.

(a) two in the bush

(b) two at a bush

(c) two on bush

(d) No improvement

48. Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.

(a) when

(b) while

(c) as

(d) No improvement

49. 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

50. If you had told your problem yesterday, we might had helped you

(a) would have

(b) might have been

(c) would have been

(d) No correction required

51. When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.

(a) was carried away

(b) was carried down

(c) was carried aloft

(d) No improvement

52. The members of his family are coming in this train.

(a) with

(b) by

(c) on

(d) No improvement

53. If he had time he will call you.

(a) would have

(b) would have had

(c) has

(d) No improvement

54. The intruder stood quietly for few moments.

(a) for few time

(b) for a few moments

(c) for the few moments

(d) No correction required

55. A lot depends on your early brought up in the family.

(a) bringing up

(b) bringing on

(c) upbringing

(d) No improvement

56. Many believed that girls who received western education would make slaves of their husbands.

(a) could receive

(b) had received

(c) have received

(d) No improvement

57. I have not written many letter to him since my father had died.

(a) died

(b) was dead

(c) has died

(d) No improvement

58. The manager was unhappy at Gaurav because he did not complete the work in time

(a) is unhapy at

(b) is to be unhappy at

(c) was unhappy with

(d) No correction required

59. In the modern world it is difficult to live through one’s ideals.

(a) to live upto

(b) to live by

(c) to live for

(d) No improvement

60. It is long since I last saw you.

(a) long time

(b) long before

(c) long ago

(d) No improvement