Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part of the sentence below may have some errors. Five options are given below the sentence. Choose the option that improves the sentence. If the sentence has no error, choose option 5 as your answer.

The modern man, although he believes profoundly in the wisdom of his period, must be presumed to be much modest about his personal powers.

  1. yet he must be presumed to be much modest about his personal powers

  2. yet he must be presumed to be very modest about his personal powers

  3. must be presumed to be very modest about his personal powers

  4. must be presumed to be much modest about his powerful personality

  5. No improvement required
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'very' rectifies the error of 'much'. The adverb 'very' is used before the adjective or adverb of positive degree. Here, 'modest' is the adjective of positive degree.

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