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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Being a hot and busy day, I felt tired and decided to retire early.

Option 1: It was being a hot

Option 2: As it be a hot

Option 3: It being a hot

Option 4: No substitution


Team Careers360 6th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: It being a hot


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

The underlined segment being a hot is grammatically incorrect. The reason for the correct answer is that the phrase it being a hot introduces a subject (it) and a gerund (being) to form a grammatically correct construction. It functions as an introductory phrase in the sentence. It is a participial phrase that provides additional information about the circumstances under which the action in the main clause took place.

Therefore, the correct sentence should be: " It being a hot and busy day, I felt tired and decided to retire early."

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