Verb (Advance)

(SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT)

1. She doesn’t mind to be disturbed. (1) Walking along the road, an old
(1) being disturbed man ran behind the lorry
(2) to being disturbed (2) Running along the road, the lorry
(3) being disturbing ran over an old man
(4) No improvement (3) The lorry ran over an old man
(SSC Statistical Investigators walking along the road
Grade-IV Exam. 31.7.2005)
(4) No improvement
2. While crossing the road, a snake was (SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
seen. Exam. 26.06.2011 (Second Sitting)
(1) a snake was moving. 6. Being a rainy day, we had to abandon
(2) he saw a snake. the match.
(3) a snake was observed. (1) Having been a rainy day
(4) No improvement. (2) It being a rainy day
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial (3) It been a rainy day
Audit) Exam. 26.11.2006) (4) No improvement
3. The old woman gave her dog biscuits. (FCI Assistant Grade-II
(1) The old woman gave biscuits to 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 (2) we engaged in the watching of
resolve problems. three shows
(1) identify and resolved (3) we watched three television
(2) defined and resolved shows
(3) spot and resolved (4) No improvement
(4) No improvement (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Exam. 19.05.2013)
Operator & LDC Exam. 28.10.2012 15. The game is more important than
(1st Sitting)
the winning of the prize.
11. Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged
its tormentors. (1) Gaming is more important than
(1) the tormentors were charged by winning of the prize.
the bull (2) The gaming is more important
(2) the tormentors were being than the winning of the prize.
charged by the bull (3) The game is more important
(3) the bull charged on its tormentors than winning of the prize.
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
& LDC Exam. 04.11.2012, Ist Sitting) Exam. 19.05.2013)
12. No one could explain how a calm and 16. The bank manager was given a
balanced person like him could holiday and so he resolved to go for
penetrate such a mindless act on hitch-hiking.
his friends. (1) with hitch-hiking
(1) perpetuate (2) for the hitch-hiking
(2) perpetrate (3) hitch-hiking
(3) precipitate (4) No improvement
(4) No improvement (SSC GL Tier-I Exam.
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 19.10.2014, Ist Sitting)
Exam. 21.04.2013, Ist Sitting) 17. Having completion of the course,
13. The child tossed in bed burning the students left college
with fever.
(1) On completion of
(1) The child in bed, burning with
fever tossed (2) In order to complete
(2) The child burning with fever, (3) Down the completion
tossed in bed (4) No improvement
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
(3) The child burning in bed tossed 02.11.2014, Patna Region : Ist Sitting)
with fever 18. It is compulsory for every citizen to
(4) No improvement help the administration for keep as
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013, IInd Sitting) the city clean.
14. After we ate a spectacular nine- (1) for upkeep clean the city
course dinner, three television (2) for keeping of the city cleanliness
shows were watched by us. (3) to keep the city clean
(1) we were watching three (4) No improvement
television shows (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 31. Being ill, he came to work.
suited to the Inspector. (1) He came to work and fell ill
(1) shooted (2) Despite coming to work, he was
(2) surrendered ill
(3) supplied (3) Inspite of being ill, he came to
work
(4) No improvement
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
(4) No improvement
Police SI Exam, 30.08.2015 (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
TF No. 4039770) & PA/SA Exam, 15.11.2015
(IInd Sitting) TF No. 7203752)
30. He avoids to speak to me.
32. Being a wet day, he stayed at home.
(1) to talk
(1) Though
(2) speaking (2) As it was
(3) speech (3) No improvement
(4) No improvement (4) Since
(SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015) (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO
& PA/SA Exam, 20.12.2015
(Ist Sitting) TF No. 9692918)

1. (1) After ‘mind’ if any verb comes it 6. (4) From the structure it seems that
is used in gerund form. ‘we’ is the subject of a clause
2. (2) The given sentence is in Active ‘being rainy day’ which gives
Voice hence ‘He saw a snake’ wrong sense.
should be used. Hence add ‘it’ before ‘being a
3. (1) We ‘give something to someone’. rainy day’ to give it a proper
Hence ‘The old woman gave subject.
biscuits to her dog’ is more lucid. 7. (4) No improvement
4. (2) Here ‘subject’ is missing from the 8. (1) After ‘finish’ if any verb comes it
first clause. Hence add proper is used in gerund form.
subject ‘while he was’ in first part
9. (1) Here the structure followed
of the sentence. The sentence
should be:
should read as ... While he was
riding upon the horse, the tiger Subject + Verb + Noun/ Pronoun
jumped at him. + Bare infinitive
5. (3) ‘Run over somebody’ means ‘to I + watch + him + fall.
drive over someone with a 10. (4) After ‘to’, ‘V1’ is used.
vehicle’. (dqpyuk)
11. (4) No Improvement.
Since ‘a man’ cannot run over ‘a
The bull was goaded (incited or
lorry’ so here the main subject driven with a pointed rod) to
should be ‘They lorry’. frenzy (anger) and so it attacked
Here option (3) is correct. its tormentors (who harassed it)

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12. (2) ‘Perpetuate’ means ‘to cause to Replace ‘made us wept’ with
continue (that should not be ‘made us weep’.
continued). ‘Perpetrate’ means 21. (4) ‘Help but’ is followed by ‘bare
‘to do (something that is illegal) infinitive (V1)’.
13. (2) The sentence should be read as: 22. (4) No Improvement.
The child burning with fever, 23. (1) Here from the given structure it
tossed in bed. Fever caused the seems that ‘The sun’ is the main
restlessness that led to tossing subject of the sentence which
(moving back and forth). gives a wrong meaning to the
14. (3) Here the complete sentence sentence. ‘He’ is the subject of
should be in one voice (i.e. Active both the sentences in option (1)
Voice). which will be the best choice.
15. (4) No improvement Hence replace ‘the sun went
‘Gaming’ means ‘the practice of down watching before him’ with
gambling’. ‘he watched the sun go down’.
16. (3) ‘Gerunds are often used in 24. (2)
combination after the verb ‘go’. 25. (3) Here ‘He, looking through the
go + bowling go + driving window, saw the beggar standing
right down there’ gives a clear
go + climbing go + shopping
description of the action in a
go + cycling ‘go + hitchhiking’. much better way.
‘Hitch-hiking’ means ‘to travel by 26. (2) ‘Approach’ is not followed by any
securing free rides’. Preposition.
17. (1) Either use ‘having completed’ or 27. (3) No Improvement
‘on completion of’.
‘Could not help’ is followed by ‘V1’
18. (3) Replace ‘for keep as the city
28. (4) No Improvement
clean’ with ‘to keep the city
clean’. ‘Clear one’s name’ means ‘prove
oneself innocent’.
‘To + infinitive’ is used to show
purpose. ‘In keeping’ would also 29. (2) ‘surrender’ (vkReleiZ.k djuk)
have been a choice. makes the sentence
19. (1) After ‘help’ if any verb comes, it meaningful.
is used in gerund form. 30. (2) After ‘avoid’ if any verb is used it
Replace ‘to laugh’ with ‘laughing’. is used in gerund form.
‘Help but’ is followed by ‘bare Hence ‘avoids speaking’ should be
infinitive (V1)’. used.
20. (1) ‘Causative Verb’ (make) is 31. (3) The use of ‘inspite of’ (ds ckotwn)
followed by ‘V1’ . makes the sentence meaningful.
32. (2) Replace ‘being’ with ‘as it was’ to
make the sentence meaningful.
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