📑 Is page ke topics (Jump to Topic):
📌 1. Approach
- Pehle poora sentence padho aur underlined part ka grammatical role samjho (verb? preposition? idiom?).
- Har option ko sentence mein daal kar padho — jo grammatical, concise aur meaning same rakhe, wahi sahi.
- Do options sahi lagein to chhota aur seedha wala chuno (redundancy hatao).
- "No improvement" tabhi jab underlined part bilkul sahi ho — exam mein ye 15–20% baar sahi hota hai.
📌 2. Common improvement patterns
| Galat pattern | Improvement |
|---|---|
| I am knowing him for years. | I have known him for years. |
| He insisted to go. | He insisted on going. |
| She is used to work late. | She is used to working late. (be used to + V-ing) |
| He made me to laugh. | He made me laugh. (make/let/see/hear + bare infinitive) |
| I look forward to meet you. | I look forward to meeting you. |
| Hardly he had left when… | Hardly had he left when… (inversion) |
| Neither of them have come. | Neither of them has come. |
| He is more cleverer. | He is cleverer. |
| It is I who is to blame. | It is I who am to blame. |
| He avoided to meet me. | He avoided meeting me. (avoid/enjoy/finish/mind + V-ing) |
💡 Yaad rakhne ki trick: Gerund lene wale verbs: avoid, enjoy, finish, mind, practise, deny, admit, consider, suggest, look forward to, be used to, object to. Infinitive lene wale: want, decide, hope, agree, refuse, plan, promise.
⚠️ Exam Traps:
- "Used to + V1" (past habit) aur "be used to + V-ing" (aadat hona) alag hain.
- Inversion: Never/Seldom/Rarely/Not only/Hardly se shuru → auxiliary + subject: Seldom does he smile.
📌 3. Practice MCQs
📝 Practice MCQs (SF Prep dwara taiyar — PYQ nahi)
Q1. Improve the bold part: I am knowing her since childhood. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) have known
व्याख्या: Stative verb 'know' + since → present perfect.
व्याख्या: Stative verb 'know' + since → present perfect.
Q2. Improve the bold part: He insisted to go alone. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) on going
व्याख्या: Insist + on + V-ing.
व्याख्या: Insist + on + V-ing.
Q3. Improve the bold part: I look forward to meet you soon. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) meeting
व्याख्या: 'Look forward to' mein 'to' preposition hai → V-ing.
व्याख्या: 'Look forward to' mein 'to' preposition hai → V-ing.
Q4. Improve the bold part: The teacher made him to stand outside. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) stand
व्याख्या: Make + object + bare infinitive (to nahi).
व्याख्या: Make + object + bare infinitive (to nahi).
Q5. Improve the bold part: She avoided to answer the question. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) answering
व्याख्या: Avoid ke baad gerund (V-ing).
व्याख्या: Avoid ke baad gerund (V-ing).
Q6. Improve the bold part: Seldom he visits his parents. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Seldom does he visit
व्याख्या: Negative adverb se shuru → inversion: Seldom does he visit.
व्याख्या: Negative adverb se shuru → inversion: Seldom does he visit.
Q7. Improve the bold part: It is I who is responsible. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) am
व्याख्या: 'Who' ka antecedent 'I' → am.
व्याख्या: 'Who' ka antecedent 'I' → am.
Q8. Improve the bold part: She is used to work late at night. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) working
व्याख्या: 'Be used to' (aadat) + V-ing.
व्याख्या: 'Be used to' (aadat) + V-ing.
Q9. Improve the bold part: He used to play cricket when he was young. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) No improvement
व्याख्या: Past habit ke liye 'used to + V1' sahi hai.
व्याख्या: Past habit ke liye 'used to + V1' sahi hai.
Q10. Improve the bold part: Neither of the two candidates have applied. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) has
व्याख्या: 'Neither of' singular verb leta hai.
व्याख्या: 'Neither of' singular verb leta hai.
Q11. Improve the bold part: If I was the Prime Minister, I would ban plastic. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) were
व्याख्या: Imaginary condition → were.
व्याख्या: Imaginary condition → were.
Q12. Improve the bold part: Hardly he had reached home when it began to rain. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) had he reached
व्याख्या: Hardly se shuru → inversion: had he reached.
व्याख्या: Hardly se shuru → inversion: had he reached.
Q13. Improve the bold part: He gave up to smoke last year. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) gave up smoking
व्याख्या: 'Give up' + gerund.
व्याख्या: 'Give up' + gerund.
Q14. Improve the bold part: The reason for his failure is because he was lazy. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) is that
व्याख्या: 'Reason … because' redundant; 'The reason is that…'.
व्याख्या: 'Reason … because' redundant; 'The reason is that…'.
Q15. Improve the bold part: Let him to go home. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) go
व्याख्या: Let + bare infinitive.
व्याख्या: Let + bare infinitive.
Q16. Improve the bold part: He is more stronger than his brother. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) stronger
व्याख्या: Double comparative galat → stronger.
व्याख्या: Double comparative galat → stronger.
Q17. Improve the bold part: Would you mind to close the door? Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) closing
व्याख्या: 'Mind' ke baad gerund.
व्याख्या: 'Mind' ke baad gerund.
Q18. Improve the bold part: Not only he is intelligent but also hard-working. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Not only is he
व्याख्या: 'Not only' se sentence shuru ho to inversion: Not only is he…
व्याख्या: 'Not only' se sentence shuru ho to inversion: Not only is he…
Q19. Improve the bold part: She has decided to join the army. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) No improvement
व्याख्या: 'Decide' ke baad infinitive sahi hai.
व्याख्या: 'Decide' ke baad infinitive sahi hai.
Q20. Improve the bold part: Please revert back at the earliest. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) reply
व्याख्या: 'Revert back' redundant hai; reply/respond sahi.
व्याख्या: 'Revert back' redundant hai; reply/respond sahi.