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".
He asked the child to go and play with (some others) children.
(1) some other's children
(2) some others
(3) some other
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the third option.
It correctly conveys the idea that the child should play with children who are different from the child being referred to. The original choice, some others children, is grammatically incorrect.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: He asked the child to go and play with some other children.
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