Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
He could not be able to think logically because of his illness.
(1) was not able
(2) No Improvement
(3) cannot be able
(4) can be unable
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
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Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: was not able
Explanation: This option is a suitable improvement. It removes the redundancy and maintains the correct meaning, indicating that he was unable to think logically due to his illness.
cannot be able
- This option introduces a tense shift by changing "could" to "cannot." While it removes redundancy, it doesn't maintain the past tense used in the original sentence.
can be unable
- This option also introduces a tense shift by changing "could" to "can" and is not appropriate in the context of the sentence. It doesn't maintain the past tense used in the original sentence.
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