Sentence improvement (partitive with a superlative): ensure plural head noun after “the easiest of …” Original sentence: "The easiest of the ___ to do is to ask the address to the postman." Choose the option that correctly completes the partitive phrase.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Athings to do
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Bamong the things did
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Cthing to be done
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Dof all the things done
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: of the things to do
Explanation
Given data & target
- We need a grammatically correct continuation after “The easiest of the …”.
Concept/ApproachAfter “the easiest of the …”, the head noun must be plural: things. The natural, concise completion here is “the easiest of the things to do …”.
NoteAlthough idiomatic English would say “ask the postman for the address,” the test item focuses solely on fixing the partitive phrase.
Option analysisof the things to do — correct plural head; preserves meaning. ✅among the things did / thing to be done / of all the things done — tense/number/meaning issues.
Final Answer“The easiest of the things to do …”