List of top English Questions on Sentence Correction asked in CLAT

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences.
A) The college has organized a science fare
B) This is to notify that a leather wallet has been lost
C) Shortly blood donation will begin a camp
D) The agenda of the meeting is available on the website.

In the paragraph below there are five sentences. In each sentence there are pairs of highlighted words (A, B). Select the most appropriate words to form correct sentences. Then from the options given select the correct option.
Pie charts are another extremely effective A) visual B) graph presentation of data. They show what proportions make up a whole. Each segment should be A) cleared B) differentiated by shading, cross–hatching or colour and should be A) labelled B) articulated horizontally. A) Initially B) Conventionally, the largest slice begins at the 12 o’clock position then slices are sequenced clockwise in A) descending B) clarified positions.

In the paragraph below there are five sentences. In each sentence there are pairs of highlighted words (A, B). Select the most appropriate words to form correct sentences. Then from the options given select the correct option.
Internationally high rise walls serve as street A) paintings B) canvasses. In Delhi and Gurgaon artists have A) earmarked B) earmark a district and after civic authority A) compliance, B) grant transformed it into a throbbing art district. A walk through the A) instalment B) installations for public interaction is A) instituted B) envisaged. It is hoped that this will discourage defiling city’s public places.

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences.
A) It is vastly reading is significant
B) Reading for pleasure is linked to parental support at an early age.
C) We can read intensively and extensively.
D) Basic literacy among the prison population is insignificant.

Select the most appropriate words to form correct sentences. Then from the options given select the correct option.
One of the predictable difficulties you can expect to A) encounter B) counter when you go to a different country to study or work is language. But difficulties may also result from A) culture B) cultural differences, which are often less A) conscious B) obvious at first and can be unexpected. A Dutch academic was one of the first persons to propose an A) influential B) dire theory of cultural A) diversity B) division.

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences.
A) It is important to monitor the groups.
B) Check that the instructions are clear, and tell the students to begin.
C) Inefficient bus service are a hazard.
D) Traffic in the city has reached unsustainable levels.

In the question, there are five sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
\(\textit{Regrettably}\) [A]/\(\textit{Regretfully}\) [B] I have to decline your invitation.
The critics \(\textit{censored}\) [A]/\(\textit{censured}\) [B] the new movie because of its social unacceptability.
He was \(\textit{besides}\) [A]/\(\textit{beside}\) [B] himself when I told him what I had done.
Anita had a beautiful \(\textit{broach}\) [A]/\(\textit{brooch}\) [B] on the lapel of her jacket.
He has the same capacity as an adult to \(\textit{consent}\) [A]/\(\textit{assent}\) [B] to surgical treatment.

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences.
A) I must run fast to catch up with him.
B) The newly released book is enjoying a popular run.
C) The doctor is on a hospital round.
D) You can't run over him like that.

In the question, there are five sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
The prisoner's \(\textit{internment}\) [A]/\(\textit{interment}\) [B] came to an end with his early release.
She managed to bite back the \(\textit{ironic}\) [A]/\(\textit{caustic}\) [B] retort on the tip of her tongue.
Jeans that \(\textit{flair}\) [A]/\(\textit{flare}\) [B] at the bottom are in fashion these days.
They heard the bells \(\textit{peeling}\) [A]/\(\textit{pealing}\) [B] far and wide.
The students \(\textit{baited}\) [A]/\(\textit{bated}\) [B] the instructor with irrelevant questions.

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences. A) I want to do an MBA before going into business.
B) Priti’s husband has been on active service for three months.
C) The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.
D) I need to file an insurance claim.

Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences.
A) The letter was posted to the address.
B) Your stand is beyond all reasons.
C) How do you deal with friend who doesn’t listen to a reason?
D) My wife runs profitable business in this suburb.

In the question, there are five sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
The further [A]/farther [B] he pushed himself, the more disillusioned he grew.
For the crowd it was more of a historical [A]/historic [B] event; for their leader it was just another day.
The old has a healthy distrust [A]/mistrust [B] for all new technology.
The film is based on a worthy [A]/true [B] story.
She coughed discreetly [A]/discretely [B] to announce her presence.

Three of the four words given below are spelt wrong. Identify the correctly spelt one.