Sentence improvement (word order and aspect): determine whether a correction is required Original sentence: "They were all shocked at his failure in the competition." Choose the best option; if the sentence is already correct, select "No correction required".
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Awere shocked at all
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Bhad all shocked at
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Chad all shocked by
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Dhad been all shocked on
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: No correction required
Explanation
AssessmentThe original sentence is idiomatic: “were all shocked at …” correctly places “all” after the auxiliary and uses the preposition “at” with “shocked”.
Why other options fail
- “were shocked at all” — changes meaning (“at all” = to any extent) and misplaces “all”.
- Perfect forms (“had … shocked”) misrepresent the state as an action and mishandle participles/prepositions.
- “on” is the wrong preposition after “shocked”.
Final AnswerNo correction required.