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Question : Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose 'No improvement' as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

Helen Keller was borne on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia.

Option 1: was born on

Option 2: was birth on

Option 3: No improvement

Option 4: is borne in


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Correct Answer: was born on


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

The given underlined part contains an error in the use of the word borne . The correct word would be born .

  • Born is the past participle of the verb "bear" (in the context of giving birth).
  • Borne is the past participle of the verb "bear" when used in the context of carrying or transporting something.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: Helen Keller was born on June 27 , 1880, in Tuscumbia.

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