Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a “No improvement” response will be signified by the letter (d). He wanted that I left immediately.
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- The question asks to identify the best substitution for the underlined phrase "that I left" in the sentence "He wanted that I left immediately."
- The goal is to correct the grammar and improve the clarity of the sentence.
Grammar Analysis of 'Wanted' Construction
The verb 'wanted' is used here to express a desire. When the person wanting something is different from the person performing the action, the typical and grammatically correct structure in English is:
Subject + want + Object + to-infinitive
For example: "I want you to go." "She wants him to study."
The original sentence, "He wanted that I left immediately," does not follow this standard structure. The construction "that + subject + verb" is less common and often awkward after 'want' when expressing a desire for another person's action.
Evaluating Sentence Substitutions
Let's examine each option to see how it fits the sentence:
- 1. 'I may leave': Substituting this gives, "He wanted I may leave immediately." This is incorrect. The modal verb 'may' suggests possibility or permission, which doesn't align with the simple desire expressed by 'wanted'. Also, the structure still lacks the object pronoun required before the action.
- 2. 'me to leave': Substituting this results in, "He wanted me to leave immediately." This perfectly matches the standard grammatical structure: Subject (He) + want (wanted) + Object (me) + to-infinitive (to leave). It correctly conveys that he desired the speaker (me) to leave.
- 3. 'I leave': Substituting this gives, "He wanted I leave immediately." This remains grammatically incorrect. It's similar to the original phrase in its structural error; it needs the object pronoun 'me' and the infinitive marker 'to'.
- 4. 'No improvement': Since option 2 provides a grammatically correct and semantically appropriate structure, the sentence can be improved, making this option incorrect.
Conclusion on Best Sentence Structure
The phrase 'me to leave' provides the most grammatically correct and natural-sounding structure for the sentence. It correctly uses the pattern required after the verb 'want' when expressing a desire for someone else's action.
Therefore, the improved sentence is: "He wanted me to leave immediately."
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