A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the "No improvement" option.
Cira didn’t go far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.
so much as
The correct answer is option 2: "so much as."
The original sentence, "Cira didn’t go far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge," is grammatically incorrect and doesn't convey the intended meaning. The phrase "go far as blink" is nonsensical. The intended meaning is that Cira was so surprised she barely reacted.
The idiom "so much as" accurately conveys this meaning. It implies a minimal or negligible action. Therefore, the corrected sentence should read: "Cira didn’t so much as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge." This sentence clearly and correctly expresses Cira's lack of immediate reaction to the good news.
Let's examine why the other options are incorrect:
- "so far as": This idiom relates to extent or degree, which doesn't fit the context of Cira's reaction.
- "as good as": This phrase means "virtually" or "almost," which also doesn't fit the context of a surprised reaction.
- "No improvement": This is incorrect because the original sentence contains a grammatical error and requires correction.
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