Question
Language Comprehension Question on Sentence Correction
Which of the words/phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase underlined in the given sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Bad movies affect people living in today’s society more than they did in previous years.
A
they had done
B
they did those
C
they had been done
D
they would have done
E
No correction required
Answer
they had done
Explanation
Solution
The correct replacement for the underlined phrase in the sentence is: (1) they had done The corrected sentence would be: "Bad movies affect people living in today’s society more than they had done in previous years." So, the answer is (1) they had done.
The Correct option is(A)