Here are 100 Sentence Improvement MCQs questions and answers with analytical explanations With grammar rules and analytical explanations for SSC, Banking, Railway and competitive exams.
Test and improve your English grammar skills with 100 Sentence Improvement MCQs. Each question includes the correct answer and an analytical explanation to help you understand grammar rules, identify errors, and improve sentence construction. These questions are useful for SSC, Banking, Railway, UPSC, Defence and other competitive examinations.
Table of Contents
1–25: Basic Grammar, Articles, Prepositions & Tenses
1. He do not know the answer.
A) does not know
B) did not knew
C) do not knows
D) no improvement
Answer: A) does not know
Analytical Explanation: “He” is a singular third-person subject, so does is required instead of “do.” After “does,” the main verb remains in its base form know.
Rule: He/She/It + does + base verb.
2. She is senior than me in the office.
A) is senior to me
B) is senior from me
C) is more senior than me
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is senior to me
Analytical Explanation: The adjective senior is followed by the preposition to, not “than.”
Rule: senior to, junior to, superior to, inferior to.
3. Neither Ravi nor his friends was present at the meeting.
A) were present
B) was presents
C) has present
D) no improvement
Answer: A) were present
Analytical Explanation: With neither…nor, the verb generally agrees with the subject nearer to it. The nearer subject is plural “his friends,” so were is used.
Rule: Neither A nor B + verb agrees with the nearer subject.
4. The teacher asked me where did I live.
A) where I lived
B) where do I live
C) where I live
D) no improvement
Answer: A) where I lived
Analytical Explanation: This is an indirect question. In indirect questions, normal statement word order is used, not question inversion.
Direct: Where did I live?
Indirect: The teacher asked me where I lived.
5. He has been working here since five years.
A) for five years
B) from five years
C) since five year
D) no improvement
Answer: A) for five years
Analytical Explanation: For indicates a duration, while since indicates a starting point. “Five years” is a period of duration.
Rule: for + period; since + point of time.
6. I prefer tea than coffee.
A) to coffee
B) over than coffee
C) from coffee
D) no improvement
Answer: A) to coffee
Analytical Explanation: The standard construction is prefer A to B, not “prefer A than B.”
Correct: I prefer tea to coffee.
7. She is one of the best student in the class.
A) one of the best students
B) one of best student
C) one of the better student
D) no improvement
Answer: A) one of the best students
Analytical Explanation: After one of the, a plural noun is required because the person is one member of a group.
Rule: one of the + superlative adjective + plural noun.
8. The news are very encouraging.
A) is very encouraging
B) were very encouraging
C) have very encouraging
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is very encouraging
Analytical Explanation: News ends in “s” but is treated as a singular uncountable noun. Therefore, is is required.
Correct: The news is very encouraging.
9. He returned back from Delhi yesterday.
A) returned
B) has returned back
C) came returned
D) no improvement
Answer: A) returned
Analytical Explanation: Return already means “come/go back.” Therefore, “back” is redundant.
Correct: He returned from Delhi yesterday.
10. My father has bought a new car yesterday.
A) bought a new car yesterday
B) has buy a new car yesterday
C) had bought a new car yesterday
D) no improvement
Answer: A) bought a new car yesterday
Analytical Explanation: Yesterday refers to a completed past time, so the simple past bought is appropriate rather than present perfect has bought.
11. She is good in mathematics.
A) at mathematics
B) on mathematics
C) with mathematics
D) no improvement
Answer: A) at mathematics
Analytical Explanation: The standard expression for ability or skill is good at.
Correct: She is good at mathematics.
12. He insisted to go there alone.
A) on going
B) for going
C) to going
D) no improvement
Answer: A) on going
Analytical Explanation: Insist is followed by on + gerund (-ing).
Rule: insist on + noun/gerund.
13. I am looking forward to meet you.
A) to meeting you
B) for meet you
C) to met you
D) no improvement
Answer: A) to meeting you
Analytical Explanation: In look forward to, “to” is a preposition, so it is followed by a gerund.
Correct: I am looking forward to meeting you.
14. The train will arrive at 6 p.m. yesterday.
A) arrived at 6 p.m. yesterday
B) had arrived at 6 p.m. yesterday
C) arrives at 6 p.m. yesterday
D) no improvement
Answer: A) arrived at 6 p.m. yesterday
Analytical Explanation: Yesterday places the action in the past. Therefore, “will arrive” must be changed to the simple past arrived.
15. He has gone to home.
A) has gone home
B) has gone at home
C) has been gone home
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has gone home
Analytical Explanation: When home is used as an adverb of place indicating movement, it normally does not take “to.”
Correct: He has gone home.
16. She did not went to school yesterday.
A) did not go
B) did not gone
C) does not went
D) no improvement
Answer: A) did not go
Analytical Explanation: After the auxiliary did, the main verb must be in its base form. Therefore, “went” becomes go.
Rule: did + base verb.
17. Each of the boys have a book.
A) has a book
B) have books
C) are having a book
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has a book
Analytical Explanation: Each is grammatically singular and takes a singular verb.
Correct: Each of the boys has a book.
18. The furniture in this room are expensive.
A) is expensive
B) are expensively
C) have expensive
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is expensive
Analytical Explanation: Furniture is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
Correct: The furniture is expensive.
19. He is an European citizen.
A) a European
B) the European
C) an Europe
D) no improvement
Answer: A) a European
Analytical Explanation: The article depends on pronunciation, not spelling. “European” begins with the consonant sound /juː/, so a is used.
Correct: a European citizen.
20. She wants to become a engineer.
A) an engineer
B) the engineer
C) an engineering
D) no improvement
Answer: A) an engineer
Analytical Explanation: “Engineer” begins with a vowel sound, so an is required.
Correct: an engineer.
21. He is the tallest of the two brothers.
A) the taller of the two brothers
B) tallest between the two brothers
C) taller among two brothers
D) no improvement
Answer: A) the taller of the two brothers
Analytical Explanation: When comparing two people or things, the comparative degree is normally used.
Rule: comparative + of the two.
22. I have less books than my brother.
A) fewer books
B) lesser books
C) few books
D) no improvement
Answer: A) fewer books
Analytical Explanation: Books are countable plural nouns. Fewer is used with countable nouns, while less is generally used with uncountable nouns.
23. There are much students in the classroom.
A) many students
B) much student
C) more much students
D) no improvement
Answer: A) many students
Analytical Explanation: Students is a plural countable noun, so many is appropriate.
Rule: many + countable plural; much + uncountable noun.
24. He gave me an useful advice.
A) some useful advice
B) a useful advice
C) an useful advices
D) no improvement
Answer: A) some useful advice
Analytical Explanation: “Useful” begins with the consonant sound /juː/, so “an” is incorrect. Also, advice is uncountable and does not normally take “a/an.”
Correct: some useful advice.
25. The police has arrested the thief.
A) have arrested the thief
B) has arrest the thief
C) are arrested the thief
D) no improvement
Answer: A) have arrested the thief
Analytical Explanation: Police is treated as a plural collective noun in this construction. Therefore, the plural auxiliary have is used.
26–50: Tenses, Conditionals & Verb Patterns
26. He is suffering from fever since Monday.
A) has been suffering from fever since Monday
B) is suffering fever from Monday
C) suffered from fever since Monday
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has been suffering from fever since Monday
Analytical Explanation: The action began in the past and continues to the present. Present perfect continuous is appropriate with “since.”
Rule: has/have been + verb-ing + since + starting point.
27. She has completed her work before I arrived.
A) had completed her work before I arrived
B) completed her work before I have arrived
C) has complete her work before I arrived
D) no improvement
Answer: A) had completed her work before I arrived
Analytical Explanation: Two past actions are mentioned. The earlier action takes the past perfect: had completed. The later action takes simple past: arrived.
28. If I was you, I would accept the offer.
A) were you
B) am you
C) had you
D) no improvement
Answer: A) were you
Analytical Explanation: This is a hypothetical/unreal condition. Traditional standard grammar uses were with “I” in this expression.
Correct: If I were you, I would accept the offer.
29. If he works hard, he would pass the examination.
A) will pass
B) would passed
C) can passed
D) no improvement
Answer: A) will pass
Analytical Explanation: This is a first conditional structure.
Rule: If + present simple, subject + will + base verb.
Correct: If he works hard, he will pass.
30. Had I known, I would help you.
A) would have helped
B) will help
C) would helped
D) no improvement
Answer: A) would have helped
Analytical Explanation: “Had I known” is an inverted third conditional. The result clause requires would have + past participle.
Correct: Had I known, I would have helped you.
31. He prevented me to enter the room.
A) prevented me from entering
B) prevented me to entering
C) prevented my enter
D) no improvement
Answer: A) prevented me from entering
Analytical Explanation: The standard construction is prevent + object + from + gerund.
Rule: prevent someone from doing something.
32. She avoided to answer my question.
A) avoided answering
B) avoided to answering
C) avoided answer
D) no improvement
Answer: A) avoided answering
Analytical Explanation: Avoid is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive.
Rule: avoid + verb-ing.
33. I remember to meet him last year.
A) meeting him last year
B) meet him last year
C) to meeting him last year
D) no improvement
Answer: A) meeting him last year
Analytical Explanation: When remember refers to a past event that one recalls, it is followed by a gerund.
Correct: I remember meeting him last year.
34. He stopped to smoke last year.
A) smoking
B) smoke
C) to smoking
D) no improvement
Answer: A) smoking
Analytical Explanation: Stop doing something means cease the activity. “Stop to smoke” would mean stopping another activity in order to smoke. Here the intended meaning is cessation.
Correct: He stopped smoking last year.
35. She made me to laugh.
A) laugh
B) laughing
C) laughed
D) no improvement
Answer: A) laugh
Analytical Explanation: After the causative verb make, the object is followed by the bare infinitive.
Rule: make + object + base verb.
36. Let him to go outside.
A) go
B) going
C) gone
D) no improvement
Answer: A) go
Analytical Explanation: After let + object, use the base form of the verb without “to.”
Correct: Let him go outside.
37. I saw him to cross the road.
A) cross the road
B) crossed the road
C) crossing the road only
D) no improvement
Answer: A) cross the road
Analytical Explanation: With a perception verb such as see, the structure can be see + object + base verb when the complete action is observed.
Correct: I saw him cross the road.
38. He is accustomed to wake up early.
A) to waking up early
B) for waking up early
C) to wake early
D) no improvement
Answer: A) to waking up early
Analytical Explanation: In accustomed to, “to” is a preposition, so it is followed by a noun or gerund.
Correct: accustomed to waking up early.
39. She is married with a doctor.
A) married to a doctor
B) married by a doctor
C) married from a doctor
D) no improvement
Answer: A) married to a doctor
Analytical Explanation: The standard expression is married to someone.
Correct: She is married to a doctor.
40. He discussed about the problem with me.
A) discussed the problem
B) discussed on the problem
C) discussed about on the problem
D) no improvement
Answer: A) discussed the problem
Analytical Explanation: Discuss is a transitive verb and takes its object directly. “About” is unnecessary.
Correct: He discussed the problem with me.
41. We entered into the room quietly.
A) entered the room
B) entered in the room
C) entered at the room
D) no improvement
Answer: A) entered the room
Analytical Explanation: When enter means “go into a place,” it takes a direct object and does not require “into.”
Correct: We entered the room quietly.
42. He ordered for a cup of tea.
A) ordered a cup of tea
B) ordered to a cup of tea
C) ordered for tea cup
D) no improvement
Answer: A) ordered a cup of tea
Analytical Explanation: When order means request food or drink, it is followed directly by the object.
Correct: He ordered a cup of tea.
43. She resembles with her mother.
A) resembles her mother
B) resembles to her mother
C) resembles from her mother
D) no improvement
Answer: A) resembles her mother
Analytical Explanation: Resemble is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition.
Correct: She resembles her mother.
44. He reached at the station on time.
A) reached the station
B) reached to the station
C) reached in the station
D) no improvement
Answer: A) reached the station
Analytical Explanation: Reach takes a direct object. No preposition is needed before the destination.
Correct: He reached the station.
45. I am knowing him for many years.
A) have known him
B) have been knowing him
C) knew him
D) no improvement
Answer: A) have known him
Analytical Explanation: Know is normally a stative verb and is not generally used in the continuous form. A situation continuing from the past to the present uses present perfect here.
Correct: I have known him for many years.
46. She is having two brothers.
A) has two brothers
B) have two brothers
C) is had two brothers
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has two brothers
Analytical Explanation: When have expresses possession, it is generally used in the simple form rather than continuous form.
Correct: She has two brothers.
47. He is owning a large house.
A) owns a large house
B) has owning a large house
C) is owned a large house
D) no improvement
Answer: A) owns a large house
Analytical Explanation: Own expresses a state of possession and is normally not used in the progressive form.
Correct: He owns a large house.
48. The baby was sleeping when I have arrived.
A) was sleeping when I arrived
B) slept when I have arrived
C) had slept when I arrived
D) no improvement
Answer: A) was sleeping when I arrived
Analytical Explanation: The ongoing past action uses past continuous, while the shorter interrupting action uses simple past.
Pattern: was/were + verb-ing + when + simple past.
49. When I reached the station, the train left.
A) had left
B) has left
C) leaves
D) no improvement
Answer: A) had left
Analytical Explanation: The train’s departure happened before the speaker reached the station. The earlier past action takes the past perfect.
Correct: When I reached the station, the train had left.
50. By next month, I will complete this course.
A) will have completed this course
B) have completed this course
C) completed this course
D) no improvement
Answer: A) will have completed this course
Analytical Explanation: “By next month” indicates an action that will be completed before a specified future time.
Rule: Future perfect = will have + past participle.
51–75: Conditionals, Negatives, Comparison & Agreement
51. He has been living here from 2015.
A) has been living here since 2015
B) is living here since 2015
C) lived here from 2015
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has been living here since 2015
Analytical Explanation: Since is used before a specific starting point such as a year.
Correct: since 2015.
52. She has been studying since three hours.
A) for three hours
B) from three hours
C) by three hours
D) no improvement
Answer: A) for three hours
Analytical Explanation: “Three hours” expresses a duration, so for is required.
Rule: for + duration; since + starting point.
53. I have known him since ten years.
A) for ten years
B) from ten years
C) during ten years
D) no improvement
Answer: A) for ten years
Analytical Explanation: Ten years is a period of time, so for is used.
Correct: I have known him for ten years.
54. He will come if you will call him.
A) will come if you call him
B) comes if you will call him
C) will come if you called him
D) no improvement
Answer: A) will come if you call him
Analytical Explanation: In the first conditional, the if-clause uses simple present, while the main clause uses “will.”
Rule: If + present simple → will + base verb.
55. Unless you do not work hard, you will fail.
A) work hard
B) will work hard
C) worked hard
D) no improvement
Answer: A) work hard
Analytical Explanation: Unless already means “if not.” Adding “not” creates an unnecessary double negative.
Correct: Unless you work hard, you will fail.
56. He hardly never visits us.
A) hardly ever visits
B) never hardly visits
C) hardly visits never
D) no improvement
Answer: A) hardly ever visits
Analytical Explanation: Hardly already has a negative meaning. “Hardly never” creates an inappropriate double-negative combination.
Correct: He hardly ever visits us.
57. I didn’t see nobody there.
A) didn’t see anybody
B) didn’t saw anybody
C) saw nobody not
D) no improvement
Answer: A) didn’t see anybody
Analytical Explanation: Standard English avoids two negatives in this structure. After “didn’t,” use anybody.
Correct: I didn’t see anybody there.
58. There is no any doubt about his honesty.
A) no doubt
B) not any doubt
C) no some doubt
D) no improvement
Answer: A) no doubt
Analytical Explanation: No already functions as a determiner expressing negation. “No any doubt” is unnecessary.
Correct: There is no doubt about his honesty.
59. He is too weak that he cannot walk.
A) is so weak that he cannot walk
B) is very weak that he cannot walk
C) is too much weak to walk
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is so weak that he cannot walk
Analytical Explanation: The standard result structure is so + adjective + that.
Correct: He is so weak that he cannot walk.
60. The box is too heavy to lift it.
A) too heavy to lift
B) so heavy to lift it
C) very heavy to lift it
D) no improvement
Answer: A) too heavy to lift
Analytical Explanation: With too + adjective + to-infinitive, the object should not be repeated when it is already understood.
Correct: The box is too heavy to lift.
61. He is so intelligent to solve the problem.
A) intelligent enough to solve the problem
B) so intelligent enough to solve
C) very intelligent that solve
D) no improvement
Answer: A) intelligent enough to solve the problem
Analytical Explanation: To express sufficient ability, use adjective + enough + to-infinitive.
Correct: He is intelligent enough to solve the problem.
62. She is more smarter than her brother.
A) smarter than her brother
B) more smart than her brother
C) most smarter than her brother
D) no improvement
Answer: A) smarter than her brother
Analytical Explanation: Smarter already contains the comparative marker “-er.” Adding “more” creates a double comparative.
Correct: smarter than.
63. This is the most unique idea I have heard.
A) a unique idea
B) the more unique idea
C) most uniquely idea
D) no improvement
Answer: A) a unique idea
Analytical Explanation: The source key treats unique as an absolute adjective, so “most unique” is replaced with a unique idea.
64. He is more preferable than his brother.
A) preferable to his brother
B) more preferable to his brother
C) most preferable than his brother
D) no improvement
Answer: A) preferable to his brother
Analytical Explanation: Preferable already expresses comparison and is followed by to, not “than.”
Correct: preferable to.
65. This book is superior than that one.
A) superior to that one
B) superior from that one
C) more superior than that one
D) no improvement
Answer: A) superior to that one
Analytical Explanation: Superior is followed by the preposition to.
Rule: superior to, inferior to.
66. My car is different than yours.
A) different from yours
B) different to yours
C) differently than yours
D) no improvement
Answer: A) different from yours
Analytical Explanation: The standard exam construction is different from.
Correct: My car is different from yours.
67. He is junior than me.
A) junior to me
B) more junior than me
C) junior from me
D) no improvement
Answer: A) junior to me
Analytical Explanation: Like “senior,” junior is followed by to, not “than.”
Correct: junior to me.
68. She is as taller as her sister.
A) as tall as her sister
B) so taller as her sister
C) as more tall as her sister
D) no improvement
Answer: A) as tall as her sister
Analytical Explanation: The equality comparison uses as + positive adjective + as, not the comparative form.
Correct: as tall as.
69. The climate of Delhi is hotter than Mumbai.
A) hotter than that of Mumbai
B) hotter than Mumbai’s climate
C) more hot than Mumbai
D) no improvement
Answer: A) hotter than that of Mumbai
Analytical Explanation: The comparison should be between Delhi’s climate and Mumbai’s climate, not between Delhi’s climate and Mumbai itself. “That of Mumbai” avoids repetition.
70. He is one of those men who works hard.
A) work hard
B) works hardly
C) has worked hard
D) no improvement
Answer: A) work hard
Analytical Explanation: The relative pronoun who refers to the plural noun men, so the plural verb work is used.
Correct: men who work hard.
71. The quality of these products are excellent.
A) is excellent
B) are excellently
C) have excellent
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is excellent
Analytical Explanation: The subject is quality, not “products.” “Quality” is singular, so the verb must be is.
72. A number of students is absent today.
A) are absent today
B) is absents today
C) has absent today
D) no improvement
Answer: A) are absent today
Analytical Explanation: A number of + plural noun takes a plural verb.
Correct: A number of students are absent.
73. The number of applicants are increasing.
A) is increasing
B) are increased
C) have increasing
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is increasing
Analytical Explanation: The number of refers to one total number and takes a singular verb.
Correct: The number of applicants is increasing.
74. Neither the teacher nor the students was ready.
A) were ready
B) was readied
C) has ready
D) no improvement
Answer: A) were ready
Analytical Explanation: With neither…nor, the verb agrees with the nearer subject. “Students” is plural, so were is required.
75. Either my brother or my parents is coming.
A) are coming
B) is come
C) was coming
D) no improvement
Answer: A) are coming
Analytical Explanation: The nearer subject is parents, which is plural. Therefore, the verb should be are.
76–100: Subject–Verb Agreement, Adverbs, Nouns & Reported Speech
76. Bread and butter are my favourite breakfast.
A) is my favourite breakfast
B) are my favourite breakfasts
C) have my favourite breakfast
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is my favourite breakfast
Analytical Explanation: “Bread and butter” is treated here as one combined meal/dish, so a singular verb is used.
Correct: Bread and butter is my favourite breakfast.
77. The poet and philosopher are dead.
A) is dead
B) were dead
C) have dead
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is dead
Analytical Explanation: When two descriptions refer to the same person, a singular verb is used.
Correct: The poet and philosopher is dead.
78. The captain, along with his players, are practicing.
A) is practicing
B) have practicing
C) are practiced
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is practicing
Analytical Explanation: The main subject is captain, which is singular. “Along with his players” is an additional phrase and does not change the number of the subject.
79. He as well as his friends are responsible.
A) is responsible
B) have responsible
C) were responsible
D) no improvement
Answer: A) is responsible
Analytical Explanation: The phrase as well as his friends does not change the number of the main subject He. Therefore, is is required.
80. Everyone have completed their work.
A) has completed their work
B) have complete their work
C) has complete his works
D) no improvement
Answer: A) has completed their work
Analytical Explanation: Everyone is grammatically singular and takes has. The source answer retains “their” as the pronoun.
Correct: Everyone has completed their work.
81. She speaks English very good.
A) speaks English very well
B) speaks English very better
C) speaks English goodly
D) no improvement
Answer: A) speaks English very well
Analytical Explanation: Good is an adjective, whereas well is the adverb needed to modify the verb “speaks.”
Rule: Verb + adverb.
82. He runs very fastly.
A) runs very fast
B) runs much fastly
C) runs fasterly
D) no improvement
Answer: A) runs very fast
Analytical Explanation: Fast functions as both an adjective and an adverb. “Fastly” is not the standard adverbial form.
Correct: He runs very fast.
83. She completed the work quick.
A) quickly
B) quickness
C) more quick
D) no improvement
Answer: A) quickly
Analytical Explanation: The word modifies the verb completed, so an adverb is required. The correct adverb is quickly.
84. He behaved very rude with me.
A) very rudely
B) very rudefully
C) much rude
D) no improvement
Answer: A) very rudely
Analytical Explanation: “Rudely” is the adverb modifying the verb behaved.
Correct: He behaved very rudely with me.
85. The manager spoke angry to the employee.
A) angrily
B) anger
C) more angry
D) no improvement
Answer: A) angrily
Analytical Explanation: The verb spoke needs an adverb describing how the manager spoke. Therefore, angrily is required.
86. He works hardly to support his family.
A) works hard
B) works harderly
C) works hardly ever
D) no improvement
Answer: A) works hard
Analytical Explanation: Hard means with great effort. Hardly means scarcely/almost not, which changes the meaning.
Correct: He works hard to support his family.
87. She hard worked for the examination.
A) worked hard
B) worked hardly
C) hard works
D) no improvement
Answer: A) worked hard
Analytical Explanation: The adverb hard should follow the verb in this construction.
Correct: She worked hard for the examination.
88. He arrived lately at the meeting.
A) arrived late
B) arrived laterly
C) arrived latest
D) no improvement
Answer: A) arrived late
Analytical Explanation: Late means after the expected time. Lately means recently. The intended meaning is that he arrived after the expected time.
89. I have often seen him yesterday.
A) saw him yesterday
B) have seen him yesterday
C) had often seen him yesterday
D) no improvement
Answer: A) saw him yesterday
Analytical Explanation: Yesterday refers to a definite completed time in the past, so the simple past saw is used rather than the present perfect.
90. She usually goes to office by the bus.
A) usually goes to the office by bus
B) usually goes at office by bus
C) usually go to office by the bus
D) no improvement
Answer: A) usually goes to the office by bus
Analytical Explanation: The standard expressions are go to the office and by bus. The article “the” is not normally used after “by” when referring to a mode of transport.
91. He gave me an information.
A) gave me some information
B) gave me an informations
C) gave me a information
D) no improvement
Answer: A) gave me some information
Analytical Explanation: Information is an uncountable noun. It does not normally take “a/an” or a plural “-s.”
Correct: some information.
92. She bought many furniture for her new house.
A) much furniture
B) many furnitures
C) a furniture
D) no improvement
Answer: A) much furniture
Analytical Explanation: Furniture is uncountable, so much is used rather than “many.”
Correct: She bought much furniture.
93. I need an advice from you.
A) some advice
B) an advices
C) a advice
D) no improvement
Answer: A) some advice
Analytical Explanation: Advice is an uncountable noun. It does not take “a/an.”
Correct: I need some advice from you.
94. There are many traffic on this road.
A) much traffic
B) many traffics
C) a lot traffics
D) no improvement
Answer: A) much traffic
Analytical Explanation: Traffic is treated as an uncountable noun when referring to vehicles collectively. Therefore, much traffic is used.
95. He told to me that he was busy.
A) told me that he was busy
B) told that me he was busy
C) said me that he was busy
D) no improvement
Answer: A) told me that he was busy
Analytical Explanation: Tell takes a direct object: tell someone something. Therefore, “to” is not used after “told” in this structure.
Correct: He told me that he was busy.
96. She said me to wait outside.
A) told me to wait outside
B) said to me wait outside
C) told to me waiting outside
D) no improvement
Answer: A) told me to wait outside
Analytical Explanation: For an instruction, the standard construction is tell + object + to-infinitive.
Correct: She told me to wait outside.
97. He asked that where I was going.
A) asked where I was going
B) asked where was I going
C) asked to where I was going
D) no improvement
Answer: A) asked where I was going
Analytical Explanation: In an indirect question, the question word is followed by statement word order. “That” is unnecessary here.
Correct: He asked where I was going.
98. The teacher explained me the lesson.
A) explained the lesson to me
B) explained me about the lesson
C) explained to me about the lesson
D) no improvement
Answer: A) explained the lesson to me
Analytical Explanation: Explain normally takes the thing explained as its direct object, followed by to + person.
Structure: explain something to someone.
99. He requested me to help him.
A) requested that I help him
B) requested me helping him
C) requested to me to help him
D) no improvement
Answer: A) requested that I help him
Analytical Explanation: The source uses the construction request + that-clause here. The formal structure is requested that + subject + base verb.
Correct according to the source: He requested that I help him.
100. The principal congratulated him for his success.
A) congratulated him on his success
B) congratulated him for success
C) congratulated to him on his success
D) no improvement
Answer: A) congratulated him on his success
Analytical Explanation: The standard collocation is congratulate someone on something. “Congratulate” takes a direct object, so “to him” is also incorrect.
Correct: The principal congratulated him on his success.
Quick Rule Revision – Sentence Improvement MCQs
| Topic | Key Rule |
| Subject–Verb Agreement | Singular subject → singular verb |
| Each/Everyone | Takes singular verb |
| Neither/Nor | Verb agrees with nearer subject |
| Since | Starting point |
| For | Duration |
| Did | Followed by base verb |
| Prefer | prefer A to B |
| Senior/Junior | senior/junior to |
| Superior/Inferior | superior/inferior to |
| Avoid | avoid + gerund |
| Insist | insist on + gerund |
| Look forward to | + gerund |
| Prevent | prevent someone from + gerund |
| Make/Let | object + base verb |
| Information/Advice/Furniture | Uncountable nouns |
| Good/Bad | Adjectives |
| Well/Badly | Adverbs |
| Tell | tell someone something |
| Explain | explain something to someone |
| Congratulate | congratulate someone on something |
