Question

Replace the underlined verb in the given sentence with a suitable option:
Admit to a good school is not easy these days.

• A. Admitted
• B. Admitting
• C. Admittance
• D. Admission

Answer 1

The correct option is D Admission

In the given sentence, the subject is a noun phrase "_____ to a good school". The subject of a sentence performs an action, here the action is to be "is". A noun phrase is a group of words with a noun as the focus. In the phrase there is no head noun. Hence the suitable word should be a noun. 'Admit' is a verb and must be replaced by a noun.

Option D: The noun form of 'admit' is 'admission'. Hence it's the most suitable option.

Option A: 'Admitted' is a verb form and does not function as the head of the subject.

Option B: 'Admitting' is a verb form in the present tense.

Option C: 'Admittance' is also a noun but it does not share the exact same meaning as 'admission'. You may gain 'admission' to a school or college, but 'admittance' refers to the mere permission of physical entry inside any institution. Hence the word that we're looking for is 'admission' and not 'admittance'.

So, options A, B and C are incorrect.