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    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. Identify the phrase that can correctly replace the underlined part. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose “No improvement is required.” She was so tired that she can barely keep her eyes open.
    A so tired that she could barely Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B very tired that she could barely Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C too tired that she could Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D no improvement is required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sentence is in the past tense, so “can” should be changed to “could.”The correct structure is: "so...that + past tense."

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