Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
We agree that Professor Revanth is very knowledgeable, but we do not like attending his classes because he always keeps blowing the trumpet .
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. blowing his own trumpet.
Error concept: Wrong idiomatic expression.
What is wrong: The phrase “keeps blowing the trumpet” is incomplete and not a standard idiom in English.
Grammatical concept:
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The correct idiom is “blowing his own trumpet”, which means boasting about oneself.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “blowing the trumpet” only refers to the literal act of playing a trumpet, which does not fit the context of the professor being boastful.
How to correct: Replace “blowing the trumpet” with “blowing his own trumpet.”
Correct phrase/ correction: blowing his own trumpet
Final sentence: We agree that Professor Revanth is very knowledgeable, but we do not like attending his classes because he always keeps blowing his own trumpet.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.