It was quite clear that the athlete can be able to improve upon his own record ........

English ( Master) Sentence Improvement

Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is underlined. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.

It was quite clear that the athlete can be able to improve upon his own record.

will be able to

should be able to

would be able to

be able

No correction required

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Explanation:

Explaination

The underlined part 'can be able to' must be replaced with 'would be able to' to match the tense in the sentence.
Other similar examples:
Ex. He came at 8: 30 pm, freshened up and sat (not sit) by the window with his favourite novel.
Ex. It was obvious that he smoked (not smoke) in nobody's presence.
Ex. He said he would (not will) go to Lucknow on Friday.

Hence, the option C is correct.