Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, three substitutions are given for each italicised part. If one of them is better than the italicised part, that should be your answer. If none of the substitution improves the sentence, the answer should be (4).

Some doctors work hard, others take life easily.

  1. easy

  2. happily

  3. painstakingly

  4. No improvement

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct idiom is 'take life easy' not 'take life easily'. The adjective 'easy' is used in this idiomatic expression, not the adverb 'easily'. This is a fixed expression that means to live life without excessive stress or worry.