Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The poet compared the lovely young woman with a beautiful rose.
Option 1: to a beautiful rose
Option 2: amid a beautiful rose
Option 3: by a beautiful rose
Option 4: beside a beautiful rose
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Correct Answer: to a beautiful rose
Solution : The right option is the first option .
There is an error in the underlined segment. In the sentence, the preposition "to" should be used for making a comparison that emphasises similarities between two entities. The phrase "compared to" emphasises the likeness, while "compare with" emphasises the contrast.
So, in this context, using "to" suggests that the young woman is being compared to a rose, probably in terms of beauty or grace.
Therefore, the corrected sentence is: The poet compared the lovely young woman to a beautiful rose .
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