Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Last week, I made the mistake of revisiting the village where I grew up. It used to be a small, friendly community with two farms and a number of old cottages around the village green. I realised very quickly that although, in (1)_______ ways it appears unchanged, in reality, hardly anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are there, of course, and both the traditional farmhouses. (2)_______, none of the inhabitants are country people. All of them are commuters who leave early every morning for the nearby town. Neither of the farmhouses is attached to a farm these days; the land (3)_______ and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village (4)_______. There are a few new houses, but, they have no local character. You can see the same style anywhere in the country. The whole village, (5)_______, has been tidied up so much that it looks no more picturesque than any suburban street.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: few
Option 2: such
Option 3: many
Option 4: much
Correct Answer: many
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation : The phrase "although in many ways it appears unchanged" is grammatically correct and fits the context of the sentence. Many is used to indicate a large number or quantity of ways in which the village appears unchanged, providing a nuanced and varied perspective.
So, the complete sentence would be: "I realised very quickly that although in many ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly anything is the same."
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