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Sentence improvement (idiom and reflexive use): choose the option that best completes the idiom Original sentence: "I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident — my behaviour is speaking itself." Select the most natural and idiomatic completion.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: speaks for itself

Explanation:


Concept
The fixed idiom is “something speaks for itself,” meaning it is so clear that no further explanation is needed. English does not say “speaking itself/ about itself” here.


Option analysis
speaks for itself — correct idiom; concise and natural. ✅will speak to itself — wrong preposition and odd meaning.has been speaking — wrong aspect, and still missing the idiomatic “for itself”.speaks about itself — wrong preposition; changes meaning.


Final Answer
… my behaviour speaks for itself.

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