Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.
“Can you give me so many examples of subordinate clauses?”, the teacher asked the class.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'some more examples of'.
Key Points
- The use of 'so many examples of' is incorrect as per the context of the given sentence.
- 'So many' is used indicating a particular but unspecified quantity.
- Example: I told her, in so many words, to stop interfering.
- In the given sentence the teacher asked for a few more examples.
- 'Some more' is used to indicate an additional number or amount of something.
- Example: Would you like some more cake?
- Therefore 'so many examples of' must be replaced with 'some more examples of' to make the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.
- Hence option 4 is the correct answer.
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