Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
She cuts her haired short in the summer.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. hair short.
Error Concept: Incorrect usage of the word “haired” in place of the noun “hair”.
What is wrong: The word “haired” is an adjective (as in short-haired dog, long-haired woman) and cannot be used as a noun in this sentence.
Grammatical Concept: When referring to a person’s own hair as a general noun, the correct word is “hair”, not “haired”.
The correct construction is: cut + possessive pronoun + hair + [adjective/adverb]
How to correct: Replace “haired” with “hair”.
Correct phrase/ correction: hair short
Final sentence: She cuts her hair short in the summer.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct