Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The old man was too weak that he couldn’t climb the stairs.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. too weak to.
- The underlined part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- Since, weak is an adjective, we need an adverb to modify it.
- Both 'very' and 'too' are adverbs:
- 'Very' is used to add emphasis.
- 'Too' is used to replace words such as "excessively","additionally", so on.
- "That he couldn’t" should be replaced with 'too weak to'.
The correct sentence is:
The old man was too weak to climb the stairs.