Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

You had better to repeat them everyday in order to keep them in mind.

  1. You had better to repeat them everyday in order to keep them in mind.

  2. You had better repeat them everyday in order to keep them in mind.

  3. You had better to repeat them daily in order to keep them in mind.

  4. You had better to repeat them everyday to keep them in mind.

  5. You had better revise them everyday in order to keep them in mind.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): Better is not followed by a preposition. The usage of 'to' is incorrect.

Justification for (2): Better is not followed by a preposition. This option deletes the incorrect usage of 'to'.

Explanation for (3): This option unnecessarily changes words without correcting the error of preposition.
Explanation for (4): This option fails to correct the error of preposition Explanation for (5): The option corrects the error of preposition but changes the meaning of the sentence.

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