CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. She almost has finished all the work.
B. She has almost finished all the work.
C. Almost she has finished all the work.
D. She has finished almost all the work yesterday.
Correct Answer: B
The adverb 'almost' is best placed before the verb phrase element it modifies: 'has almost finished'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the sentence with the modifier placed correctly.
A. Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful.
B. Walking down the street, I thought the trees looked beautiful.
C. Walking down the street, there were beautiful trees.
D. The trees, walking down the street, looked beautiful.
Correct Answer: B
The introductory participial phrase must logically modify the subject that follows it. 'I' was walking, not the trees.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He stopped ___ a cup of tea.
A. having
B. to have
C. have
D. had
Correct Answer: B
'Stop to have' means he paused another activity in order to have tea.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He stopped ___ because it was unhealthy.
A. to smoke
B. smoking
C. smoke
D. to smoking
Correct Answer: B
'Stop doing' means cease the activity; 'stop to do' means pause another activity in order to do it.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I would rather you ___ tomorrow.
A. come
B. came
C. will come
D. to come
Correct Answer: B
When 'would rather' is followed by a different subject, a past tense is used for present/future preference.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I would rather ___ at home tonight.
A. stay
B. to stay
C. staying
D. stayed
Correct Answer: A
'Would rather' is followed by the bare infinitive when the subject is the same.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
You had better ___ now.
A. to leave
B. leaving
C. leave
D. left
Correct Answer: C
'Had better' is followed by the bare infinitive.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The students were made ___ the exercise again.
A. do
B. doing
C. to do
D. did
Correct Answer: C
In the passive form of 'make', the infinitive takes 'to': 'were made to do'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The teacher made the students ___ the exercise again.
A. to do
B. doing
C. do
D. did
Correct Answer: C
After 'make + object', the bare infinitive is used in the active voice.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He used to ___ early.
A. waking up
B. woke up
C. wake up
D. to waking up
Correct Answer: C
'Used to' for a past habit is followed by the base form of the verb.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is used to ___ early.
A. wake up
B. waking up
C. to wake up
D. woke up
Correct Answer: B
'Be used to' means be accustomed to and is followed by a noun or gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I look forward to ___ you.
A. meet
B. meeting
C. to meet
D. met
Correct Answer: B
In 'look forward to', 'to' is a preposition and is followed by a gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She decided ___ abroad.
A. studying
B. to study
C. study
D. to studying
Correct Answer: B
'Decide' is followed by the infinitive with 'to'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He enjoys ___ books.
A. to read
B. reading
C. read
D. to reading
Correct Answer: B
The verb 'enjoy' is followed by a gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The train arrived ___ than expected.
A. more early
B. earliest
C. earlier
D. early than
Correct Answer: C
The comparative form of 'early' is 'earlier'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I feel ___ today.
A. badly
B. bad
C. more badly
D. worst
Correct Answer: B
After the linking verb 'feel', an adjective describes the subject: 'bad'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He works ___ than before.
A. more efficiently
B. more efficient
C. most efficiently
D. efficient
Correct Answer: A
An adverb is needed to modify 'works', and the comparative is 'more efficiently'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She is one of the ___ students in the class.
A. intelligent
B. more intelligent
C. most intelligent
D. intelligently
Correct Answer: C
'One of the' is followed by a superlative adjective and a plural noun.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
This plan is superior ___ the previous one.
A. than
B. from
C. to
D. over
Correct Answer: C
'Superior' takes the preposition 'to'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is senior ___ me.
A. than
B. to
C. from
D. with
Correct Answer: B
Adjectives such as 'senior', 'junior', 'superior', and 'inferior' are followed by 'to', not 'than'.