Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
Lata told to her team leader that she would be leaving office early as she had some urgent personal work.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Lata told her team leader.
- A transitive verb is not followed by a preposition.
- As "tell" is a transitive verb we can not use a preposition "to" after it.
- The second part of the statement is in the past tense hence, we need to use past tense in the first part of the statement as well.
- All the rules are followed by the chosen option hence, it will improve the statement correctly.
The correct sentence will be-
Lata told her team leader that she would be leaving office early as she had some urgent personal work.