Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
Reduced price of cooking gas brought happy to the face of every citizen.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. happiness.
Error concept: Wrong word form used
What is wrong: The word “happy” is an adjective, but the sentence needs a noun to complete the meaning.
Grammatical concept: After verbs like brought, we usually need a noun (object) to show what was brought.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “brought happy” is incorrect because happy describes a quality, not a thing. The correct word is happiness (noun).
How to correct: Replace happy with happiness.
Correct phrase/ correction: brought happiness
Final sentence: Reduced price of cooking gas brought happiness to the face of every citizen.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.