Choose the best option to replace the underlined part to improve the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution.' Everyone clapped as she stepped from the car.
stepped out of
The underlined phrase 'stepped from the car' must be replaced with the idiomatic expression for getting out of a vehicle you can sit inside.
The rule is that leaving an enclosed space such as a car, taxi or building takes 'out of', which shows movement from inside to outside.
So 'stepped out of the car' is the standard, idiomatic form and reads naturally.
'Stepped out the car' drops the required 'of', and 'stepped off the car' wrongly uses 'off', which suits flat surfaces like a bus platform or a train, not a car interior.
Because the original 'from the car' is not the idiomatic choice, a substitution is indeed required, ruling out 'No substitution'.
Hence the best replacement for the underlined part is stepped out of.
Important Questions from Sentence Improvement
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 button corresponding to "No improvement".
Sunita’s sister had ribbons on her hair.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 button corresponding to "No improvement".
She has an ability for Mathematics.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 button corresponding to "No improvement".
I was impressed of it.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 button corresponding to "No improvement".
Only high officials have access with the President.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 button corresponding to "No improvement".
No other snake is as poisonous as this one.
