Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Lindsay wasn't always as kind as that.

  1. so kind as that

  2. as kind as her

  3. that kind as this

  4. so kind as this

  5. No correction required

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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is correct as written. 'As kind as that' is a valid comparative construction. The alternatives ('so kind as this/that') are not standard English comparative structures.

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