Sentence improvement – confirm correct idiom: 'warn against + gerund' is standard; the sentence 'You are warned against committing the same mistake again' is already correct and formal.

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    to commit
  • B
    for committing
  • C
    against to commit
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: No improvement

Explanation

Given sentence'You are warned against committing the same mistake again.'

Concept/ApproachAfter 'warn against', use a gerund: 'against committing'. The sentence is concise and idiomatic.

Why alternatives are incorrect'to commit' → wrong structure after 'against'.'for committing' → changes meaning (sounds like 'punished for').'against to commit' → ungrammatical double marker.

Final AnswerNo improvement

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