Question

    In each of the following sentences, one part of the sentence is emboldened. In the options, four alternatives are given. Find out which alternative could replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If the phrase is correct, select option 5, “No improvement required” as your answer.

    Even if you teach me many times, I will never

    understand to take advantage of a situation .
    A understand as to take advantage of a situation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B understand in order to take advantage of a situation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C understand to took advantage of a situation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D understand how to take advantage of a situation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    After some verbs like learn, know, ask, explain, understand, remember, etc., a question word + infinitive ‘to’ should be used. So, here, ‘how’ is a question word and can be correctly used in between ‘understand’ and ‘to take’. Even if you teach me many times, I will never understand how to take advantage of a situation.

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