Sentence improvement — correct phrasal verb: use the reflexive idiom 'look after himself' in 'As he is past his teens now, he can look after himself.'

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    after
  • B
    to
  • C
    around
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: after

Explanation

Given sentenceAs he is past his teens now, he can look for himself.

Concept/ApproachThe intended meaning is 'take care of himself'. The set phrase is look after oneself, not 'look for oneself' (which means 'search for oneself', illogical).

Option analysisafter → 'look after (himself)' is correct.• 'to'/'around' → wrong particles for this meaning.• 'No improvement' keeps a semantic error.

Final Answerafter

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