Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
He has hardly some near friends.
Option 1: few close
Option 2: many near
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: any close
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Correct Answer: any close
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .
Some near should be replaced with any close to make the sentence grammatically accurate. Hardly any is the correct idiomatic usage, which means very little or a few. This helps convey the intended meaning that he had only a few close friends.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: He has hardly any close friends.
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