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 shopkeeper either offered to exchange the goods or refund the money.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The shopkeeper offered either to.
- The underlined part of the given sentence is erroneous in nature.
- "Either...or" being a correlative conjunction should not be misplaced in a sentence.
- Whenever we are using gerunds, prepositions, infinitives, coordinating conjunctions, or correlative conjunctions, they must always be used consistently to avoid any grammatical errors.
- Hence, 'either offered to' should be replaced with 'offered either to'.
The correct sentence is:
The shopkeeper offered either to exchange the goods or refund the money.