Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to improve the sentence.

She learnt many poems from the book which her brother bought from market last week when he was returning from office.

  1. She learnt many poems from the book which her brother bought from market last week when

  2. She learnt a lot of poems from the book which her brother bought last week from market when

  3. She learnt a lot of poems from book which her brother bought from market last week when

  4. She learnt a lot of poems from the book which her brother bought from market last week when

  5. She learnt many poems from the book which her brother bought last week from market when
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'A lot of' rectifies the error of 'many'. In affirmative sentences adjective of number /quantity is used with subject not with object. In affirmative sentences phrases as 'a lot of', a plenty of....etc. are used with object. Here, 'a lot of ' is used with the object 'poems'.

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