IPMAT Indore 2025 · Verbal Ability · Question 9

IPMAT Indore 2025 previous year question on Sentence Improvement, with the answer and a step-by-step solution.

Sentence ImprovementGrammerMultiple choiceMedium

Choose the option that best improves the underlined portion of the sentence.

Thank goodness, the damage to the car was neglectful.

  1. A
    was negligible
  2. B
    was neglecting
  3. C
    was neglectable
  4. D
    was negligent
Pick an option, then check.
Answer & solution

Answer: Option A

What the sentence needs. “Thank goodness” signals relief, so the damage must have been very small.

The word set — all four look alike but mean different things:

Word

Meaning

negligible

so small as to be not worth considering ✓

negligent

careless; failing in one’s duty

neglectful

same as negligent — careless

neglectable

not a standard English word

Why the original is wrong. Neglectful describes a person who fails to take care. Damage cannot be neglectful.

Why the others fail: negligent has the same problem as the original; neglecting is a participle that needs an object; neglectable is not standard usage.

Answer: Option 1 — was negligible

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