Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
(Can you believe this is the same old and the dilapidated house I had bought last year)?
(1) Can you not believe this is the same old and the dilapidated house that I buy last year?
(2) Can you believe this is the same old and the same dilapidated house I have bought last year?
(3) Can you believe this is the same old and dilapidated house I had bought last year?
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
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Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
This option removes the unnecessary repetition of "the" and maintains the correct past tense "had bought" to describe the action completed in the past.
- Can you not believe this is the same old and the dilapidated house that I buy last year?: This option is not correct because it uses the present tense "buy" instead of the past tense "bought". The correct form should be "I had bought".
- Can you believe this is the same old and the same dilapidated house I have bought last year?: This option is also grammatically incorrect and somewhat redundant. It repeats "the same" before "dilapidated" which is not necessary for the sentence to make sense.
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