Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
He’s not so friendly like she is.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'so friendly as'.
Key Points
- The underlined part in the given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
- Here, 'so friendly as' should be used instead of 'so friendly like'.
- We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’.
- With this meaning, 'so' is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs.
- We use 'as' to connect a result with a cause.
- Example: His comments on the book were so childish as to be not worth considering.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
Correct Sentence: He's not so friendly as she is.
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