Sentence Improvement

Step 1: Concept
This is a conditional sentence (First Conditional).
Step 2: Analysis
In a First Conditional sentence, the "if-clause" uses the simple present tense to describe a likely future event paired with "will" in the main clause.
Step 3: Evaluation
- "If he had time" is past tense, which does not match the future "will call." - "If he has time" (Option c) is simple present, making the sentence a grammatically correct first conditional.
Step 4: Conclusion
Replace "had" with "has" for grammatical correctness.
Final Answer: (c)

Step 1: Concept
The sentence "All his answers were correct" is being tested for word order and quantifier usage.
Step 2: Analysis
"All" is a pre-determiner and is correctly placed before the possessive pronoun "his."
Step 3: Evaluation
- (a) "his all answers" is incorrect word order. - (b) "his every answers" is grammatically incorrect (every requires a singular noun). - (c) "all of his answers" is also correct but "All his answers" is already a standard and correct construction.
Step 4: Conclusion
The original sentence is grammatically correct as it stands.
Final Answer: (d)

Step 1: Concept
This is a sentence improvement question focusing on a common idiom.
Step 2: Meaning
The correct idiomatic phrase is "to cut a sorry figure," which means to make a poor impression or appear ridiculous.
Step 3: Analysis
- "Cut a sad figure" is not the standard idiomatic expression. - "Cut a sorry figure" (Option c) correctly uses the standard English idiom to convey a poor performance.
Step 4: Conclusion
The sentence should be improved by using "cut a sorry figure."
Final Answer: (c)

Step 1: Concept
When a sentence begins with "No sooner," it requires inversion (verb before subject).
Step 2: Analysis
The structure should be: No sooner + auxiliary verb (did/had) + subject + main verb.
Step 3: Evaluation
- "No sooner I saw" lacks the required inversion. - "No sooner did I see" (Option c) correctly follows the rule of inversion for negative introductory phrases.
Step 4: Conclusion
The correct grammatical structure is "no sooner did I see."
Final Answer: (c)

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The structure "No sooner" requires inversion (auxiliary verb before the subject).
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
In this sentence, inversion is needed after "No sooner". "Did he reach" correctly follows the inverted structure using past simple tense.
Step 3: Final Answer:
Thus, "did he reach" is the correct improvement.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
An adverb is needed to modify the past participle "accepted". "Wide" is an adjective; "widely" is an adverb.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
"Are accepted" is a passive verb phrase. To describe how they are accepted, an adverb is required. "Widely" means by many people or over a large area. "Wide" as an adjective cannot modify a verb.
Step 3: Final Answer:
Thus, "are widely accepted" is the correct form.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The verb "warn" can be followed by "against + gerund" to mean cautioning someone not to do something.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
"Against committing" is grammatically correct and idiomatic. "For committing" would change the meaning. "Against to commit" is incorrect because a gerund, not an infinitive, follows a preposition. "To commit" would require dropping "against" but changes the structure.
Step 3: Final Answer:
Thus, no improvement is needed.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
"Advice" is an uncountable noun meaning guidance or recommendations. "Advise" is a verb.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The sentence uses the noun correctly after "some" and before no verb form is needed. "Advises" is third-person singular verb. "Advices" is incorrect as advice has no plural form. "Advise" is a verb. Since the word functions as a noun here, "advice" is correct.
Step 3: Final Answer:
Thus, no improvement is needed.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
"Ring" meaning to call someone on the phone is often used with the particle "up" in British English. The pronoun goes between the verb and the particle.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
"Ring him" is understandable but less idiomatic in standard British English for telephone calls. "Ring to him" is incorrect. "Ring up to him" is awkward and redundant. "Ring him up" is the correct phrasal verb form where the pronoun object comes before "up."
Step 3: Final Answer:
Thus, "ring him up" is the best improvement.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
"Look at" means to see or observe, while "look after" means to take care of.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
In the context of work, the intended meaning is to take care of or manage the work. "Would look after" is the correct phrasal verb.

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct substitution is "would look after".

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
In indirect speech, the subject-verb order is normal, not inverted.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The correct structure is "wanted to know why the apple fell". The inverted form "why did the apple fall" is incorrect in reported speech.

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct substitution is "know why the apple fell".

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The phrase "off and on" is an idiom meaning intermittently.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
"Off and on" is the correct idiomatic expression. "On and off" is also acceptable but the original is correct.

Step 3: Final Answer:
The sentence requires no improvement.

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The phrase "it is no good" is correctly followed by a gerund (-ing form).

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The structure "It is no good + gerund" is idiomatic. "To cry" is incorrect here.

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct substitution is "It is no good crying".

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
"Delay" is a noun, so it should be modified by an adjective, not an adverb.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
"Inordinately" is an adverb, but it modifies a noun "delay". The correct form is "inordinate delay" (adjective + noun).

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct substitution is "the inordinate delay".