Select the option that will improve the (bracketed) part of the sentence. In case of no improvement select the option 'No improvement'.
The play was (either as funny or as) disturbing as Shivang told it was.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. neither as funny nor as.
Error concept: The phrase “either as funny or as” is incorrect because when we negate or contrast two qualities, we use “neither...nor” instead of “either...or.”
Grammar concept: The correct correlative conjunction for negative comparison is “neither...nor.”
Correction: Replace “either as funny or as” with “neither as funny nor as.”
Corrected sentence: The play was neither as funny nor as disturbing as Shivang told it was.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.