English usage — focus construction with "not until": Replace the faulty time-focus clause. Original sentence: "It was until many years later that Gandhi became a rebel against authority." Choose the option that corrects the focus structure.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AIt was not until many years
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BIt was till many years
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CIt was not many years
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DUntil It was many years
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: It was not until many years
Explanation
Given data
- Emphatic cleft structure with temporal focus.
Concept/ApproachThe idiom is It was not until + time expression + that + clause. The negative "not" is essential.
Option analysisA. "It was not until many years …" → correct starter to the structure. ✔ (The full corrected sentence is implied.)B/D → incorrect phrases.C → incomplete/changes meaning.E → original misses "not".
Corrected sentence (complete)"It was not until many years later that Gandhi became a rebel against authority."
Final AnswerIt was not until many years