Verb (Advance)

(SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT)

1. She doesn’t mind to be disturbed.
(1) being disturbed
(2) to being disturbed
(3) being disturbing
(4) No improvement
(SSC Statistical Investigators
Grade-IV Exam. 31.7.2005)
2. While crossing the road, a snake was
seen.
(1) a snake was moving.
(2) he saw a snake.
(3) a snake was observed.
(4) No improvement.
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial
Audit) Exam. 26.11.2006)
3. The old woman gave her dog biscuits.
(1) The old woman gave biscuits to
(1) Walking along the road, an old
man ran behind the lorry
(2) Running along the road, the lorry
ran over an old man
(3) The lorry ran over an old man
walking along the road
(4) No improvement
(SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 26.06.2011 (Second Sitting)
6. Being a rainy day, we had to abandon
the match.
(1) Having been a rainy day
(2) It being a rainy day
(3) It been a rainy day
(4) No improvement
(FCI Assistant Grade-II
Exam. 22.01.2012)

her dog. 7. It is important not to worry.

(2) The old woman was given (1) to don’t worry
biscuits by her dog. (2) to not worry
(3) She gave the old woman dog (3) don’t worry
biscuits. (4) No improvement
(SSC Stenographer
(4) No improvement (Grade'C' &'D') Exam. 26.09.2010)
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & 8. I have not finished to paint the door.
Central Excise) Exam. 25.11.2007)
4. Riding upon his horse, the tiger (1) painting
jumped at him. (2) the paint of
(1) Riding upon the tiger, the horse (3) the painting
jumped at him. (4) No improvement
(SSC Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical)
(2) The tiger jumped at him while Staff Exam. 27.02.2011)
he was riding upon his horse. 9. I watched him fell.
(3) The tiger rode at him while (1) him fall
he was jumping upon his horse. (2) him to fell
(4) No improvement (3) him to falling
(SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 19.06.2011 (First Sitting) (4) No improvement
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
5. Walking along the road, an old man Operator & LDC Exam. 21.10.2012
ran over the lorry. (2nd Sitting)

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10. The manager’s role is to define and
resolve problems.
(1) identify and resolved
(2) defined and resolved
(3) spot and resolved
(4) No improvement
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012
(1st Sitting)
11. Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged
its tormentors.
(1) the tormentors were charged by
the bull
(2) the tormentors were being
charged by the bull
(3) the bull charged on its tormentors
(4) No improvement
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
& LDC Exam. 04.11.2012, Ist Sitting)
12. No one could explain how a calm and
balanced person like him could
penetrate such a mindless act on
his friends.
(1) perpetuate
(2) perpetrate
(3) precipitate
(4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013, Ist Sitting)
13. The child tossed in bed burning
with fever.
(1) The child in bed, burning with
fever tossed
(2) The child burning with fever,
tossed in bed
(3) The child burning in bed tossed
with fever
(4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013, IInd Sitting)
14. After we ate a spectacular nine-
course dinner, three television
shows were watched by us.
(1) we were watching three
television shows
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(2) we engaged in the watching of
three shows
(3) we watched three television
shows
(4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 19.05.2013)
15. The game is more important than
the winning of the prize.
(1) Gaming is more important than
winning of the prize.
(2) The gaming is more important
than the winning of the prize.
(3) The game is more important
than winning of the prize.
(4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 19.05.2013)
16. The bank manager was given a
holiday and so he resolved to go for
hitch-hiking.
(1) with hitch-hiking
(2) for the hitch-hiking
(3) hitch-hiking
(4) No improvement
(SSC GL Tier-I Exam.
19.10.2014, Ist Sitting)
17. Having completion of the course,
the students left college
(1) On completion of
(2) In order to complete
(3) Down the completion
(4) No improvement
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
02.11.2014, Patna Region : Ist Sitting)
18. It is compulsory for every citizen to
help the administration for keep as
the city clean.
(1) for upkeep clean the city
(2) for keeping of the city cleanliness
(3) to keep the city clean
(4) No improvement
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
16.11.2014, Patna Region : Ist Sitting)
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19. I could not help to laugh at the joke. (2) the student made studying his
(1) laughing top priority.
(2) laugh (3) the top priority of studing was
(3) to laughing made by the student.
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
16.11.2014, Patna Region : Ist Sitting) TF No. 022 MH 3)
20. His miserable condition made us 25. He saw looking through the
wept. window, the beggar standing right
there.
(1) made us weep
(1) He saw the beggar looking
(2) made us to weep
through the window standing
(3) made us to wept right down there.
(4) No improvement (2) He, looking through the window,
(SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014)
saw the beggar standing right
21. We could not help admire his
down there.
inventive genius.
(3) Looking through the window, he
(1) could not help to
saw the beggar standing right
(2) No Improvement there.
(3) could not but (4) No improvement
(4) could not help but (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015) Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
22. Granting that he has a very great 26. We saw a tiger approached to us.
influence, he cannot injure us. (1) approaching to us
(1) Having great influence (2) approaching us
(2) He may have great influence so (3) approaching towards us
(3) Because of his great influence (4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015
(4) No Improvement Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015)
27. She could not help but laugh.
23. Sitting on the hill top, the sun went
(1) but laughing
down watching before him.
(2) laughter
(1) he watched the sun go down
(3) No Improvement
(2) the sun went down with him
(4) laughing
watching.
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015
(3) the sun went down when he (Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279)
watched. 28. John decided to go to the Advocate
(4) No improvement General to clear his name of the
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014 accusation.
TF No. 022 MH 3)
(1) to clean his name
24. Eager to pass his final exams,
(2) to cleared his name
studying was the students’ top
(3) to wash his name
priority.
(4) No Improvement
(1) the student’s top priority was (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015
studying. (IInd Sitting) TF No. 2176783)

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29. Seeing no way to escape, the thief
suited to the Inspector.
(1) shooted
(2) surrendered
(3) supplied
(4) No improvement
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
Police SI Exam, 30.08.2015
TF No. 4039770)
30. He avoids to speak to me.
(1) to talk
(2) speaking
(3) speech
(4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015)
1. (1) After ‘mind’ if any verb comes it
is used in gerund form.
2. (2) The given sentence is in Active
Voice hence ‘He saw a snake’
should be used.
3. (1) We ‘give something to someone’.
Hence ‘The old woman gave
biscuits to her dog’ is more lucid.
4. (2) Here ‘subject’ is missing from the
first clause. Hence add proper
subject ‘while he was’ in first part
of the sentence. The sentence
should read as ... While he was
riding upon the horse, the tiger
jumped at him.
5. (3) ‘Run over somebody’ means ‘to
drive over someone with a
vehicle’. (dqpyuk)
Since ‘a man’ cannot run over ‘a
lorry’ so here the main subject
should be ‘They lorry’.
Here option (3) is correct.
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31. Being ill, he came to work.
(1) He came to work and fell ill
(2) Despite coming to work, he was
ill
(3) Inspite of being ill, he came to
work
(4) No improvement
(SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
& PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015
(IInd Sitting) TF No. 7203752)
32. Being a wet day, he stayed at home.
(1) Though
(2) As it was
(3) No improvement
(4) Since
(SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
& PA/SA Exam, 20.12.2015
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 9692918)
6. (4) From the structure it seems that
‘we’ is the subject of a clause
‘being rainy day’ which gives
wrong sense.
Hence add ‘it’ before ‘being a
rainy day’ to give it a proper
subject.
7. (4) No improvement
8. (1) After ‘finish’ if any verb comes it
is used in gerund form.
9. (1) Here the structure followed
should be:
Subject + Verb + Noun/ Pronoun
+ Bare infinitive
I + watch + him + fall.
10. (4) After ‘to’, ‘V1’ is used.
11. (4) No Improvement.
The bull was goaded (incited or
driven with a pointed rod) to
frenzy (anger) and so it attacked
its tormentors (who harassed it)
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12. (2) ‘Perpetuate’ means ‘to cause to
continue (that should not be
continued). ‘Perpetrate’ means
‘to do (something that is illegal)
13. (2) The sentence should be read as:
The child burning with fever,
tossed in bed. Fever caused the
restlessness that led to tossing
(moving back and forth).
14. (3) Here the complete sentence
should be in one voice (i.e. Active
Voice).
15. (4) No improvement
‘Gaming’ means ‘the practice of
gambling’.
16. (3) ‘Gerunds are often used in
combination after the verb ‘go’.
go + bowling go + driving
go + climbing go + shopping
go + cycling ‘go + hitchhiking’.
‘Hitch-hiking’ means ‘to travel by
securing free rides’.
17. (1) Either use ‘having completed’ or
‘on completion of’.
18. (3) Replace ‘for keep as the city
clean’ with ‘to keep the city
clean’.
‘To + infinitive’ is used to show
purpose. ‘In keeping’ would also
have been a choice.
19. (1) After ‘help’ if any verb comes, it
is used in gerund form.
Replace ‘to laugh’ with ‘laughing’.
‘Help but’ is followed by ‘bare
infinitive (V1)’.
20. (1) ‘Causative Verb’ (make) is
followed by ‘V1’ .
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Replace ‘made us wept’ with
‘made us weep’.
21. (4) ‘Help but’ is followed by ‘bare
infinitive (V1)’.
22. (4) No Improvement.
23. (1) Here from the given structure it
seems that ‘The sun’ is the main
subject of the sentence which
gives a wrong meaning to the
sentence. ‘He’ is the subject of
both the sentences in option (1)
which will be the best choice.
Hence replace ‘the sun went
down watching before him’ with
‘he watched the sun go down’.
24. (2)
25. (3) Here ‘He, looking through the
window, saw the beggar standing
right down there’ gives a clear
description of the action in a
much better way.
26. (2) ‘Approach’ is not followed by any
Preposition.
27. (3) No Improvement
‘Could not help’ is followed by ‘V1’
28. (4) No Improvement
‘Clear one’s name’ means ‘prove
oneself innocent’.
29. (2) ‘surrender’ (vkReleiZ.k djuk)
makes the sentence
meaningful.
30. (2) After ‘avoid’ if any verb is used it
is used in gerund form.
Hence ‘avoids speaking’ should be
used.
31. (3) The use of ‘inspite of’ (ds ckotwn)
makes the sentence meaningful.
32. (2) Replace ‘being’ with ‘as it was’ to
make the sentence meaningful.
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