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TOEFL TOEFL SENTENCE CORRECTION Exam
TOEFL Sentence Correction (Page 4 )

Updated On: 26-Jan-2026
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The person who came last in the marathon is also given a booby prize as an act of encouragement.

  1. The person who came last in the marathon is also given a booby prize as
  2. The person who came last in the marathon has also given a booby prize as
  3. The person who came last in the marathon was also given a booby prize as
  4. The person who came last in the marathon had also given a booby prize as
  5. The person who came last in the marathon have also given a booby prize as

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

This sentence has an error in the verb-time agreement. A past tense must be followed by another past tense whether active or passive form as it is in the option C (came last in the marathon was also given) that is correct. Other options use either present (is also given) or perfect tenses (has/ had/have also given) that are irrelevant; hence, option C is the correct answer.



As office orders are related to important issues, they should be drafted careful very in a precise language.

  1. they should be drafted careful very in a precise language.
  2. they should be drafted carefully very in a precise language.
  3. they should be drafted very careful in a precise language.
  4. they should be very drafted carefully in a precise language.
  5. they should be drafted very carefully in a precise language

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

This sentence has an error in the place of an adverb (very) that modifies another adverb (carefully). The place of an adverb when modifying another adverb it should be placed before the adverb that must be modified as in the option E (very carefully). Other options are all misplacing the adverb (very) which modifies the adverb (carefully). Option E is the correct answer.



Before we can come to a decision, we shall need to hear all the pros and cant's of the matter.

  1. to hear all the pros and cant's of the matter.
  2. to hear all the pros to cons of the matter.
  3. to hear all the pros and cons of the matter.
  4. to hear all the pros of cons of the matter.
  5. to hear all the pros the cons of the matter.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

This sentence has an error in the use of idiomatic expression. The right form of idiom is "the pros and cons" that means the arguments for and against a matter'. Option A suggests a wrong pair (cant's) in the idiom.
Options B and D use irrelevant preposition (to-of) in the idiom where a conjunction (and) must take place. Option E proposes the definite article (the) in the place of conjunction. Option C uses the appropriate form of idiom; hence, option C is the correct answer.



Office orders are used to pass on important information such as withdrawing rights, imposing conditions, making postings or transfers, and sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.

  1. information such as withdrawing rights, imposing conditions, making postings or transfers, and sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.
  2. information such as withdrawing rights, imposing conditions, and making postings or transfers, sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.
  3. information such as withdrawing rights, and imposing conditions, making postings or transfers, sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.
  4. information such as withdrawing rights, imposing conditions, making postings or transfers, and sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.
  5. information such as withdrawing rights, and imposing conditions, and making postings or transfers, sanctioning promotion or increment and so on.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This sentence has an error in parallelism. The conjunction (and) must be placed before the last item and it is not needed after every pair. Option D is correct by using the conjunction in an appropriate place (transfers, and sanctioning promotion or increment and so on) while others are wrong by using conjunction (and) in irrelevant places. Option D is the correct answer.



"Both sides affirmed that for things to be good from now on, the relations and unity between the two should be further strengthened," he said

  1. affirmed that for things to be good from now on,
  2. affirmed that for things to be best from now on,
  3. affirmed that for things to be better from now on,
  4. affirmed that for things to be more good from now on,
  5. affirmed that for things to be more better from now on,

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

This sentence has an error by using the adjective (good) in the place its comparative form. When the adjective is used in a comparative notion the comparative form of the adjective has to be used as in the option C (to be better). The other forms (to be best/good/ more good/more better) that are suggested in the rest of the options are all wrong. Option C is the correct answer.



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