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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 required’.
    An educated lady makes a better mother than an uneducated one.

    A.

    No substitution required

    B.

    is making a better mother

    C.

    make a better mother

    D.

    makes a best mother

    Correct option is A


    The correct option to substitute the highlighted segment in the sentence "An educated lady makes a better mother than an uneducated one." is (a) No substitution required
    · The sentence as written is grammatically correct. "Makes a better mother" appropriately uses the singular verb "makes" to match the singular subject "An educated lady."
    · The comparative form "better" is also properly used to compare an educated lady to an uneducated one, suggesting a preference or superiority in some aspect of mothering.

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