Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to improve the sentence.

A selfish and dishonest boy refused his friend to return the pen which he took from him yesterday.

  1. A selfish and dishonest boy refused his friend to return the pen

  2. A boy, selfish and dishonest, refused his friend to return the pen

  3. A selfish and dishonest boy refused to return the pen to his friend

  4. A boy, selfish and dishonest refused his friend to return pen

  5. A boy, selfish and dishonest, refused to return the pen to his friend
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Change of place of 'selfish' and 'dishonest' rectifies the error of their misplacement. When more than one adjectives qualify the same noun, they are used after the noun. Here, the adjectives 'selfish' and 'dishonest' qualifies the noun 'boy' and are used after it.

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