Sentence improvement — arrange multiple time expressions in natural order (time → date → year): rewrite as ‘‘He died at 11 p.m. on 14 July in the year 1960.’’

Given data

• Original: He died in the year 1960 at 11pm on 14 July.
• Goal: Choose the most idiomatic ordering of time adjuncts.

Concept/ApproachEnglish commonly orders time details from the most specific to less specific in one phrase: time → day/date → month/year. Also, we prefer the prepositions 'at' (time), 'on' (date/day), 'in' (month/year).

Option analysisat 11pm on 14 July in the year 1960 — Correct: 'at' + time, 'on' + date, 'in' + year in descending specificity.'on 14 July … at 11pm' — Ends with time; the phrase reads less smoothly.'in the year 1960 … at 11pm' — Puts the broadest unit first; less idiomatic.'No improvement' — Keeps a less natural order.

Step-by-step correction'in the year 1960 at 11pm on 14 July' → 'at 11pm on 14 July in the year 1960'

Common pitfallsUsing the wrong preposition (e.g., 'in 14 July') or awkward ordering (year → time → date).

Final Answerat 11pm on 14 July in the year 1960