Question
In the questions given below, a part of the sentence
is given in bold. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the bold part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer should be ‘no improvement is required’. The researcher put forward a hypothesis which was later invalidated by empirical data.Solution
The phrase "put forward a hypothesis" is a standard and correct expression used in academic and scientific writing. "Proposed" and "presented" are close but do not improve the sentence. "Postponed" is irrelevant. Hence, no improvement is required.
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