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    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No subst
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    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
    I am much taller than I was a year ago.

    A.

    that I were a year ago

    B.

    as I was the year before

    C.

    No substitution

    D.

    than a year before

    Correct option is C

    The highlighted segment "than I was a year ago" is correct as it is.

    • Explanation: The sentence correctly compares the speaker's current height to their height a year ago. The phrase "than I was a year ago" is appropriately used to indicate this comparison.

    • Correct Usage: The sentence does not require any substitution.

    • Example: She is stronger than she was last year.

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