Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment If no substitution is r...........

English (CPO) Sentence Improvement

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no substitution is required select 'No substitution'

The assignment was so difficult for Mohit to do on his own.

was too difficult

No substitution

was so much difficult

were so difficult

- Option 1: was too difficult

- Correct expression for situations where something cannot be done.

- The phrase "too difficult" implies impossibility, fitting the context better.

- Option 2: No substitution

- The original phrase "was so difficult" implies a high level of difficulty but does not imply impossibility by itself.

- Could work, but not the strongest choice for intended meaning.

- Option 3: was so much difficult

- Incorrect usage. The word "much" isn't needed and makes the phrase grammatically incorrect.

- Option 4: were so difficult

- Uses "were," which is inappropriate as "assignment" is singular.

Option 1: was too difficult replaces the phrase appropriately with correct grammar and meaning.

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