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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Cell phones keeps loved ones and those nearly them well connected.

Option 1: No improvement

Option 2: keeping loved and nearly

Option 3: kept love and near

Option 4: keep loved ones and those near


Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: keep loved ones and those near


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

In the sentence, the verb keeps doesn't agree with the subject's cell phones, which is plural. The correct verb form for the third-person plural subject "cell phones" is keep.

In this context, near is more grammatically accurate because it functions as an adjective modifying those. Near is an adjective indicating proximity, while nearly is an adverb suggesting almost or close to but not quite.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: Cell phones keep loved ones and those near them well connected.

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