Sentence Improvement — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

The workers are hell bent upon getting what is due to them.

When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom, the protestant leaders joined the princess in crushing them.

Had the room been brighter I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been broken since 1911 when Lord Hardinga, then viceroy of India, shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

His desire for power brought about his downfall.

Will you kindly untie the knot?

He sent word to me that he would be coming late.

John tells me that he hasn’t done it yet.

If he has time he will call you.

Will you lend me a few rupees in this hour of need?

During his long discourse, he did not touch on that point.

He found a broken wooden chair in the room.

He couldn’t look down anything in the dark room.

The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.

While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked down by a car.

While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked down by a car.

No improvement.

No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could perpetrate such a mindless act on his friends.

Five years ago today, I was sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.

I took the cycle that he had bought yesterday.

Please make it a point to send you letter to my address.

If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear with the disturbances caused by traffic.

The original sentence is: "I hope you won't object to me watching while you work." The important part here is the phrase " object to ". When you "object to" something, it means you don't like it or disagree with it. The rule is: After the phrase " object to ", we usually use a noun or a gerund . A gerund is a verb ending in "-ing" that acts like a noun. For example, 'watching', 'reading', 'sleeping'. Now, here's the trick for competitive English: When a gerund (like 'watching') describes an action, and you want to say WHO is doing that action, we use a possessive form (like 'my', 'his', 'her', 'their', 'your') right before the gerund. Think of it this way: We object to the watching (the action itself). Whose watching? MY watching . So, instead of "object to me watching ", the grammatically more correct and preferred form is "object to my watching ". 'Me' is an object pronoun. 'My' is a possessive adjective that correctly modifies the gerund 'watching'. Let's look at the options: Option A: against me watching This is wrong because the correct phrase is " object TO ", not "object AGAINST". Option B: me to watch This is also wrong. We don't say "object to someone to do something". The structure 'to + infinitive' (to watch) is not correct after "object to" when it refers to a person's action. Option C: to my watching This option uses " to my watching ". Here, 'my' is the possessive form, which correctly modifies the gerund 'watching'. This perfectly follows the grammar rule we discussed. This makes the sentence grammatically sound and is the best improvement. Option D: No improvement While "me watching" might be heard in very casual speech, it's not the most grammatically correct or formal choice for competitive exams. The possessive form ('my') is preferred before a gerund. Therefore, the best answer that improves the sentence grammatically is Option C . It correctly uses the possessive form ('my') before the gerund ('watching') after "object to".

You cannot forbid him to leave.

You have come here with a view of insulting me.

20 kms is not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.

The more they earn, the more they spend.

It became clear that the strangers were heading towards a serious disaster.

The dissidents cause a great problem in every political party.

I would have waited for you at the station if I had known that you would come.

They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each member of society bearing well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony.

Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.

My opinion about the film is that it will bag the national award.

The end of the examinations is moment for celebrating.

We were none the wiser for all this efforts to explain the case to us.

Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look them up in the dictionary.

We look forward to hearing from you.

It was indeed a shock for her, but she has since recovered from it.

Realizing is the significance of technical education for developing country, the government set aside a large sum on it during the last plan period.

If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to look up a dictionary.