Improve the bracketed part of the sentence My sister said that it sometimes took her one hour to put...........

English (CPO) Sentence Improvement

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

My sister said that it sometimes took her one hour to (put) her make-up.

put up

put on

put over

no improvement

Let’s look at those options:

- Option 1: put up

This usually means to display something, like “put up a notice.” Doesn’t fit here.

- Option 2: put on

This is how you'd describe applying make-up. You “put on” make-up, just like you “put on” clothes or sunscreen.

- Option 3: put over

Not natural in this context. “Put over” might work for telling a story or literally covering something, but not for make-up.

- Option 4: no improvement

The original “put” is incomplete—doesn’t work in this context.

So, the correct choice is Option 2: put on. That’s how native speakers talk about applying make-up.

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