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

The water leaked in with a hole in the roof.

Option 1: No improvement

Option 2: by a holed

Option 3: through a holes

Option 4: through a hole


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: through a hole


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .

The prepositional phrase "with a hole" suggests a simultaneous association of the hole in the roof with the water that leaked in, but it lacks clarity in explaining how the water entered through the hole.

The use of "through" in place of "with" clarifies the manner or path by which the water entered, providing a clearer relationship between the action (water leaking in) and the means (the hole in the roof) through which it entered.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "The water leaked in through a hole in the roof."

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