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Harry felt that swimming in the nearby lake was more relaxing than billiards at the club.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
Harry felt that swimming in the nearby lake was more relaxing than billiards at the club.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
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The correct option is B playing billiards
A comparison is being made between two activities, 'swimming' is mentioned whereas the second activity isn't mentioned but the following noun 'billiards' is mentioned. We know that billiards is a game and it would be played, so we need to change the underlined noun by adding 'playing' which is in the same grammatical structure as 'swimming' both being gerunds. Option C is hence correct and option D isn't. Options A and B do not contain the required gerund and do not complete the meaning of the sentence, hence they're incorrect.
A comparison is being made between two activities, 'swimming' is mentioned whereas the second activity isn't mentioned but the following noun 'billiards' is mentioned. We know that billiards is a game and it would be played, so we need to change the underlined noun by adding 'playing' which is in the same grammatical structure as 'swimming' both being gerunds. Option C is hence correct and option D isn't. Options A and B do not contain the required gerund and do not complete the meaning of the sentence, hence they're incorrect.
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