Question

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

The length of the cupboard is greater than the room wall against which it must stand.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. room wall's length
• C. measurement of the room wall
• D. length of the room wall

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

length of the room wall

The lengths of the cupboard and the room wall are being compared. The underlined phrase does not indicate the length of the room wall. This needs to be corrected, option A is incorrect. The grammatical structure of option B is different from the phrase 'length of the cupboard', hence it's incorrect. Since the sentence mentions the length as a comparison, 'measurement' is vague according to the specified length, hence C is incorrect. The last option has the same grammatical structure as the first phrase in the sentence, it's the correct option.