Sentence Correction :
Sentence Correction is given in CSS and many other jobs test .The sentences given as task, each having structural flaw. The candidate shall be asked to rewrite them with corrections.
Here are some past solved papers of CSS from 2014 to 2018.
Sentence Correction For CSS 2018 Exam
Correct any five of the following.
1. They only work when they have no money.
Answer. They work only when they have no money.
2. I cannot by no means allow you to do so.
Answer: I can by no means allow you to do so.
3. My father said he never remembered having read a more enjoyable book.
Answer: My father said that he never remembered having read a more enjoyable book.
4. Going up the hill ,an old temple was seen.
Answer: Going up the hill, we saw an old temple.
5. One day the bird did not perform certain tricks which he’d through it to his satisfaction.
Answer: One day the bird did not perform certain tricks that he’d through it to his
satisfaction.
6. What an awful weather!
Answer: what an awesome weather.
CSS Exam 2017
1. In the accident one of my arms was broke and my legs bruised.
Answer: In the accident one of my arms broke and my legs bruised.
2. The people who had been raising slogans against the government for my many hours
they wanted increase in their salaries.
Answer: The people who had been raising slogans against the government for many
hours wanted increase in their salaries.
3. You have been working very hard for the last two years isn’t it?
Answer: You have been working very hard for the last two years. Haven’t you been?
4. John could hardly do not better than to have caught a bass of such dimension.
Answer: John could hardly do better than to have caught a bass of such dimension.
5. I who have no chance to meet him would rather go with you instead of sitting at home.
Answer: I , who have no chance to meet him, would rather go with you instead of
sitting at home.
6. He not only come there for swimming but also for coaching new swimmers.
Answer: He comes there for not only swimming but also for coaching new swimmers.
7. When he visited the fair last time, he bought not less than twenty school bags.
Answer: Last time, when he visited the fair, he bough at least twenty school bag.
8. Ten cattles were grazing in the field.
Answer : Ten cattle were grazing in the field.
CSS Exam 2016:
1. We were staying at my sister’s cape’s code vacation home.
Answer: We were staying at my sister’s cape code vacation home.
2. She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.
Answer: She recommended me to take a few days off from my work.
3. I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.
Answer: I tried to explain him the problem, but he had faced difficulty in
understanding me.
4. I’ll do the grocery shopping for you grandma Lucy said.
Answer: I would do the grocery shopping for you grandma, Lucy said.
5. We took a tent, a cooler, and a sleeping bag.
Answer: We took with us a tent, a cooler, and a sleeping bag.
6. I don’t know why you don’t go. If I were you, I should have gone.
Answer: I don’t know why you didn’t go there. If I were you, I would have gone.
7. Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family.
Answer : Kevin says he stopped travelling internationally because of his family .
8. Don’t run! Mr. Salmon shouted.
Answer: Don’t run! Mr. Salmon ordered
CSS 2015:
1. Have either of you seen my pen? Answer: Has either of you seen my pen?
2. On attempting to restore the picture to its original condition, almost
irreparable change was discovered.
Answer: While attempting to restore the picture to its original condition,
almost irreparable change was discovered.
3. The child is the prettiest of the two.
Answer: The child is through prettier of the two.
4. I was annoyed arriving late, also rather insolent manner put me out of temper.
Answer: I was annoyed at his arriving late, also his rather insolent manner put
me out of temper.
5. He is anxious not only to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display it.
Answer: He is not only anxious to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display
it.
6. If he was here now, we should have no difficulty.
Answer: If he were here know, we would have no difficulty.
7. Due to unforeseen environments, we should have to leave early.
Answer: Due to unforeseen environment, we shall have to leave early.
8. People have and still do disagree on this matter.
Answer: People have disagreed and still do so on this matter.
CSS 2014:
1. Each furniture in this display is on sale for half price.
Answer: Each piece furniture in this display is on sale for half price.
2. He is abusing the money of his father.
Answer: He is misusing the money of his father.
3. The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letter
and book keeping.
Answer: The duties of the new secretary are answering the telephone,
typing letter and bookkeeping.
4. The new models are not only less expensive but more efficient also.
Answer: The new models are not only less expensive but also more
efficient.
5. He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in should write
a thesis. Answer: He complied with the requirement that all graduate students of the
education should write a thesis.
6. No sooner we left the shop it began to rain.
Answer: No sooner we left the shop than it began to rain.
7. The population of the Karachi is greater than other city in Pakistan.
Answer: The population of the Karachi is the greater than any other city in
Pakistan.
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