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 Adverb
(SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT)

1. Not only they went to see a film, but (2) often comes
also had dinner out. (3) often come
(1) Not only did they go (4) No improvement
(2) They didn't go not only (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &
Central Excise) Exam. 11.12.2005)
(3) They not only went
7. I have seen the film and she also
(4) No improvement
(SSC Section Officer (Audit)
has.
Exam. 1997) (1) has also
2. He did not know the answer, I did (2) has too
not neither. (3) too has
(1) neither did I (4) No improvement
(2) either did I (SSC Tax Assistant (IncomeTax &
(3) neither have I Central Excise) Exam. 12.11.2006)

(4) No improvement 8. She did not like the movie, nor I did.
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit) (1) nor did I.
Exam. 29.07.2001) (2) nor I liked it.
3. My mother is worried about my (3) nor I like it.
father’s health and also I.
(4) No improvement.
(1) I also (2) also me (SSC Section Officer (Commercial
(3) so am I (4) also I am Audit) Exam. 26.11.2006)
(SSC Section Officer (Audit) 9. He can’t read this, nor can I.
Exam. 14.12.2003)
(1) no, I never can
4. He doesn’t smoke, nor I did.
(2) no, I can’t
(1) nor I smoke
(3) no, I don’t
(2) nor I do
(3) nor do I (4) No improvement
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial
(4) No improvement Audit) Exam. 30.09.2007
(SSC Section Officer (Audit) 10. He behaves like coward.
Exam. 14.12.2003)
(1) cowardly
5. They only work when they have no
money. (2) in a cowardly manner
(1) When they have no money, they (3) as if he was a coward
only work. (4) No improvement
(SSC CISF ASI Exam. 29.08.2010)
(2) they only work,
11. He will come instantaneously.
(3) work only when.
(1) just now
(4) No improvement.
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial (2) presently
Audit) Exam. 25.09.2005) (3) instantly
6. He comes often to our house. (4) No improvement
(1) come often (SSC CPO Sub-Inspector
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 Exam. 12.12.2010) (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI &
12. They will arrive today night. Delhi Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014)
(1) at night 18. The government can see scarcely
(2) tonight any valid reason to launch an
(3) at night today inquiry.
(4) No improvement (1) cannot scarcely see any valid
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator reason
& LDC Exam. 21.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
(2) can see any valid reason
13. Presently, she is busy composing
the music for her next play. scarcely
(1) At the present (3) can scarcely see any valid reason
(2) In the present (4) No improvement
(SSC GL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014)
(3) At present
19. He was for a time our captain.
(4) No improvement
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (1) for sometime
Exam. 10.03.2013) (2) once
14. He had hardly gone when his friend (3) at any time
came.
(4) No improvement
(1) Hardly he had gone (SSC GL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014)
(2) He had gone hardly 20. Suraj looked at Sunil with a
(3) Hardly had he gone question.
(4) No improvement (1) questioningly
(SSC Constable (GD)
Exam. 12.05.2013) (2) questionably
15. Children with disabilities and special (3) wistfully
needs also have the right to (4) No improvement
education just like normal children. (SSC GL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014)
(1) just as normal children do 21. She did not like the movie, nor I did.
(2) even as normal children are (1) nor did I.
doing (2) nor I like it
(3) along with normal children (3) nor did I like it.
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO &
Exam. 29.09.2013) LDC Exam. 09.11.2014)
16. He was too glad to see his friend. 22. I want you to clearly understand
(1) very glad that excuses will not do.
(2) so glad (1) you clearly to understand
(3) to glad
(2) to clearly understand you
(4) No improvement
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
(3) you to understand clearly
Exam. 29.09.2013) (4) No improvement
17. The businessman is respectively (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC
connected. Exam. 16.11.2014, IInd Sitting
TF No. 545 QP 6)
(1) respectfully 23. There were so many children at the
(2) respectably party that it was hardly impossible
(3) receptively to keep a count.
(4) No improvement
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 (1) hardly possible for keeping (2) He married her only for her
(2) hardly impossible keeping money.
(3) hardly possible to keep (3) No improvement
(4) No improvement (4) Only for her money he married
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015 her.
Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3) (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
24. Sunil was acting strange when I saw Police SI Exam, 30.08.2015
him. TF No. 4039770)
28. The warden told the boys to quickly
(1) strangely
clean their rooms.
(2) stranger
(1) clean their rooms hastily
(3) more strange
(2) clean their rooms quickly
(4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015 (3) cleanse their rooms quickly
Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3) (4) No improvement
25. Both the teams played the game (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015)
fairly. 29. Listen attention to what I say.
(1) No Improvement (1) attentively
(2) played a fair game (2) attend
(3) played fairly the game (3) attentive
(4) fairly played the game (4) No improvement
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015 (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam,
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279) 25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
26. He does not laugh, nor he smiles. 30. Sheela was reprimanded by the
(1) nor he does smile school Marshall for coming lately to
(2) neither he does smile school.
(3) nor does he, smile (1) to school lately
(4) No Improvement (2) late to school
(SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015 (3) to school later
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279)
(4) No Improvement
27. He only married her for her money.
(SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
(1) He married her for her money ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam. 31.01.2016
TF No. 3513283)
only.

1. (1) When a sentence begins with ‘a Positive sentence take ‘so’ in

negative word’ it takes inversion
form.
Replace ‘Not only they went’ with
‘not only did they go’.
2. (1) Replace ‘I did not neither’ with
‘neither did I’. Negative
sentences take ‘neither’ in short
answer.
3. (3) Replace ‘also I’ with ‘so am I’.
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short answers.
4. (3) Replace ‘nor I did’ with ‘nor do I’.
5. (3) Here ‘they work only when’
should be used as time is
emphasised here so only will
precede 'when'.
6. (2) Replace ‘comes often’ with ‘often
comes’.
Adverb of frequency is generally
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 placed before the main verb.
7. (4) Replace ‘also has’ with ‘has too’.
‘Too’ (Adverb) is generally used at
the end of a sentence.
8. (1) Replace ‘nor I did’ with ‘nor did I’.
When a sentence begins with
‘nor’ it takes inversion form.
9. (4) No improvement
10. (2) Replace ‘like coward’ with ‘in a
cowardly manner’. ‘Cowardly’ is
an adjective.
‘Coward’ is a noun so an article
must come before it.
11. (1) ‘Instantaneously’ means
‘instantly, at once’.
Replace ‘instantaneously’ with
‘just now’.
12. (2) ‘tonight’ is correct usage’.
13. (3) Replace ‘presently’ with ‘at
present’.
14. (3) Replace ‘he had hardly gone’ with
‘hardly had he gone’ to give a
more effective structure to the
sentence.
When a sentence begins with
‘hardly’ it takes inversion form.
15. (1) Replace ‘just like normal
children’ with ‘just as normal
children do’.
Here an action is compared with
another action, so an adverb ‘as’
is needed. ‘Like’ is an Adjective.
16. (1) Replace ‘too glad’ with ‘very glad’
‘too glad’ gives a negative sense.
17. (2) 'Respectably' means 'in a decent
and morally reputable manner'.
'Respectfully' means 'in a
respectful manner'.
18. (3) Replace ‘can see scarcely any
valid reason’ with ‘can scarcely
see any valid reason’.
If both modal verb/ auxiliary verb
and the main verb come in a
sentence, the verb of frequency
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is placed between the auxiliary
verb and the main verb.
19. (2) Replace ‘for a time’ with ‘once’.
20. (2) ‘questioningly’ means ‘in a
questioning manner’. We need an
adverb here.
21. (1) Replace ‘nor I did’ with ‘nor did I’.
22. (3) Replace ‘you to clearly
understand’ with ‘you to
understand clearly’.
Adverbs of manners are generally
placed either afters the verb or
after the object it modifies.
23. (3) Replace ‘hardly impossible to
keep’ with ‘hardly possible to
keep’.
‘Hardly’ is itself a negative word
so use of another negative word
in a sentence changes the
meaning.
24. (1) Replace ‘strange’ (adjective) with
‘strangely’ (adverb).
25. (2) No Improvement
26. (3) Replace ‘nor he smiles’ with ‘nor
does he smile’.
27. (2) We place ‘only’ before the word it
modifies.
Here ‘only’ is modifying ‘money’
so it should be placed just before
‘money’.
Hence the sentence should read
as ...
He married her only for her mon-
ey.
28. (2) Here ‘clean their room quickly’
should be used.
29. (1) Replace ‘attent ion’ with
‘attentively’. Listen (a verb) will
take an adverb to qualify it.
30. (2) Replace ‘lately to school’ with ‘late
to school’.
Lately – recently
Late – after the usual time.
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