Substitute the underlined segment with the most appropriate option. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’. Eight African cheetahs are freely to reach Kuno Palpur National Park on 17th September.
are likely
See what the sentence needs. The blank is followed by to reach, an infinitive, and the sentence reports something expected to happen on a future date. So the adjective before to must be one that combines with an infinitive and expresses expectation.
are likely — be likely to do something is the standard construction for stating probability. Eight African cheetahs are likely to reach Kuno Palpur National Park on 17th September. This is the answer.
Why the other three fail — all are adverbs that cannot take an infinitive after them:
are freely — freely means without restriction, as in speak freely. It cannot be followed by to reach, and it says nothing about expectation. This is the given phrase, so No substitution is ruled out along with it.
are fairly — fairly means moderately or justly, as in fairly good. It modifies adjectives and adverbs, not infinitives.
are exactly — exactly means precisely, as in exactly ten. It cannot introduce an infinitive either.
The structural point: likely is an adjective, which is why are likely to works, while the other three options are adverbs and cannot fill an adjective's slot after the verb are.
Similar patterns: be sure to, be bound to, be due to, be about to.
Similar Questions
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “No improvement”
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Important Questions from Phrase Replacement
- Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The doors and windows will have painted by afternoon. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, No substitution required.
Not knowing the language and having no acquaintances in the city, he found it hard getting work.
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Gayatri informed one of the directors that she has sent the material for printing.
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We had been almost halfway there when the left rear tyre blew out
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The man spent a lot because he had so large amount of money.
