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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. Learning a new language can be all challenging a
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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence.
Learning a new language can be all challenging and rewarding.

A.

both challenging and rewarding

B.

neither challenging and rewarding

C.

whether both challenging and rewarding

D.

all both challenging or rewarding

Correct option is A


✔️ Correct option: (a) both challenging and rewarding
Correct sentence: Learning a new language can be both challenging and rewarding.
Explanation:
The sentence requires a correlative conjunction pair. “Both...and...” is used to link two positive qualities.
Grammatical rule used:
Correlative conjunctions like both...and, either...or, neither...nor must be used in pairs and maintain grammatical parallelism.
Hindi explanation: जब दो विशेषणों या गुणों को जोड़ना हो, तो “both...and” का प्रयोग किया जाता है, जैसे: “both interesting and helpful.”
Meanings of all options:
· (a) both challenging and rewarding – correct parallel structure ✅
· (b) neither challenging and rewarding – incorrect correlative use ❌
· (c) whether both challenging and rewarding – ungrammatical ❌
· (d) all both challenging or rewarding – redundant and incorrect ❌

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