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.
The World Health Organisation warned the Government that even many people were likely to die of epidemics than of the tsunami.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. that more people were likely.
- As there is "than" ahead in the statement we need to use a comparative degree of the adjective.
- We need to change "many" into "more" for making the statement grammatically correct.
- Only in the chosen option "more" is used so it will be correct.
The correct sentence will be-
The World Health Organisation warned the Government that more people were likely to die of epidemics than of the tsunami.