Sentence improvement
- Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part of the sentence.He insisted to go there alone. Answer: B. insisted on going Answer: (B) insisted on going “Insist” takes the preposition “on” followed by a gerund: He insisted on going th... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.If I was the Prime Minister, I would build more schools. Answer: A. If I were Answer: (A) If I were For an imaginary or unreal condition in the present, the subjunctive 'were' is used for all perso... 1
- Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined part. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.Hardly had he reached the station when the train left. Answer: D. No improvement Answer: (D) No improvement 'Hardly/Scarcely … when' is the correct pairing ('No sooner … than' takes 'than'). The... 1