Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Harish took a broom and started to dust in floor.
- ANo improvement required
- Bdust the floor
- Cdust a floor
- Ddusting the floor
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The phrase "dust in floor" is grammatically incorrect. The verb dust means to clean the dust from a surface. It takes a direct object without needing the preposition "in".
Since a specific floor is being cleaned in the context of the action, the definite article the is required.
Following the infinitive "started to", the base form of the verb dust is preferred here, making dust the floor the correct improvement.
Since a specific floor is being cleaned in the context of the action, the definite article the is required.
Following the infinitive "started to", the base form of the verb dust is preferred here, making dust the floor the correct improvement.