Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The teacher found it difficult to exceed on the students’ request.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. accede to.
- The error lies in option 4 due to the wrong usage of word.
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In the given sentence, "exceed on" is incorrect, instead of this, we need to use "accede to".
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Thw word 'exceed' means 'to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit' which is inappropriate according to the meaning of the sentence.
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The correct phrase is 'accede to' which means 'to agree to do what people have asked you to do'.
For example: It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists' demands for independence.
- In the given sentence, the speaker wants to say that the teacher was in difficulty because he was not able to accept the students' request.
The correct sentence is:- The teacher found it difficult to accede to the students' request.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. accede to.