Choose the most suitable option ot replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
We enjoyed very much at the party.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. enjoyed ourselves very much.
Context: The sentence describes the speaker and others participating in an activity (a party) and experiencing pleasure.
Grammatical concept: This error relates to the use of reflexive pronouns with certain transitive verbs. Verbs like enjoy, absent, avail, and apply require a direct object. If there is no specific object mentioned (like 'the music' or 'the food'), we must use a reflexive pronoun (myself, ourselves, yourself, etc.) that corresponds to the subject.
In the original sentence 'We enjoyed very much,' the verb enjoyed is missing its object.
- The phrase 'very much' is an adverbial phrase of degree, not an object.
- Since the subject is 'We,' the appropriate reflexive pronoun to act as the object is 'ourselves.'
Correct word/ phrase: enjoyed ourselves very much
Final sentence: We enjoyed ourselves very much at the party.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.