Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
A hole is in my pocket.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. There is a hole.
- The error lies in option 1 due to not using adverb.
- An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, etc.
- Adverb 'there' is used to introduce the subject of a sentence, especially before the verbs be, seem, and appear.
For example: There seemed to be a problem with finding a date for the meeting.
- Hence in the given underlined part of the sentence, adverb there will be used.
The correct sentence is: There is a hole in my pocket.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. There is a hole.