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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.'

Difficulty: Easy

after
to
around
No improvement

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

Final Answerafter

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