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Sentence Improvement questions for bank exams

Sentence improvement asks you to replace a highlighted part with the most correct version, or mark "no improvement". Plutomonk has 1,040 Sentence Improvement questions in Prelims and Mains sets of 10, each with a worked solution. They are useful for IBPS PO, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk, IBPS RRB and RBI Assistant.

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Check tense consistency and parallel structure. Choose "no improvement" only when you are sure.

Sentence Improvement sample questions with answers

These are from the first Prelims and Mains sets. Try each question before you open the solution.

Q1. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". This is one of the **busiest branch** that I have ever come across.

  1. busiest ones
  2. No improvement needed
  3. busiest branches's
  4. busiest one
  5. busiest branches
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Answer: E. busiest branches

"busiest branch" should be "busiest branches". "One of the" is followed by a plural noun.

Q2. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". Our new clerk accused him **about negligence** during the meeting.

  1. of negligence
  2. to negligence
  3. for negligence
  4. on negligence
  5. No improvement needed
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Answer: A. of negligence

"about negligence" should be "of negligence". The correct phrase is "accused of".

Q3. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". The auditor has handled cash transactions **for last March** and enjoys the work.

  1. by last March
  2. from last March
  3. since last March
  4. till last March
  5. No improvement needed
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Answer: C. since last March

"for last March" should be "since last March". "Since" is used with a point of time ("last March").

Q4. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". Hardly had he reached the branch **than the power** went off.

  1. that the power
  2. as the power
  3. then the power
  4. No improvement needed
  5. when the power
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Answer: E. when the power

"than the power" should be "when the power". "Hardly/Scarcely" is followed by "when", not "than".

Q5. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". He is one of the **oldest banks** that I have ever come across.

  1. No improvement needed
  2. oldest one
  3. oldest banks's
  4. oldest bank
  5. oldest ones
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Answer: A. No improvement needed

The bold part is already correct. "One of the" is followed by a plural noun.

Q6. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". Each of the candidates **are ready** for the test on time.

  1. are being ready
  2. had been ready
  3. is ready
  4. have been ready
  5. were being ready
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Answer: C. is ready

"are ready" should be "is ready". "Each" takes a singular verb ("is").

Q7. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". The chief cashier gave me **some useful machineries** about the new scheme.

  1. some useful an machinery
  2. No improvement needed
  3. some useful machinerys
  4. some useful machinery
  5. some useful a machinery
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Answer: D. some useful machinery

"some useful machineries" should be "some useful machinery". "machinery" is uncountable and has no plural form.

Q8. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". The branch manager **did not write** the report yesterday because of the strike.

  1. did not wrote
  2. No improvement needed (1)
  3. No improvement needed
  4. did not writeing
  5. did not writes
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Answer: C. No improvement needed

The bold part is already correct. After "did not", the base form "write" is used.

Q9. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". No sooner had he left the office **when it** started raining.

  1. then it
  2. No improvement needed
  3. as soon as it
  4. than it
  5. that it
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Answer: D. than it

"when it" should be "than it". "No sooner" is always followed by "than".

Q10. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". **If she were** the manager, she would approve the loan.

  1. If she had been
  2. No improvement needed
  3. If she was
  4. If she is
  5. If she am
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Answer: B. No improvement needed

The bold part is already correct. In imaginary (unreal) conditions, "were" is used with all subjects.

Q11. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". No sooner had she left the office **than it** started raining.

  1. when it
  2. as soon as it
  3. No improvement needed
  4. then it
  5. that it
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Answer: C. No improvement needed

The bold part is already correct. "No sooner" is always followed by "than".

Q12. Choose the option that best replaces the part in bold. If no change is needed, choose "No improvement needed". Hardly had the manager reached the branch **than the power** went off.

  1. that the power
  2. when the power
  3. then the power
  4. No improvement needed
  5. as the power
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Answer: B. when the power

"than the power" should be "when the power". "Hardly/Scarcely" is followed by "when", not "than".

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