Sentence improvement — Collocation and register: choose whether ‘‘Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs.’’ needs any change for formal correctness and clarity.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: No improvement

Explanation:


Given data
Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs.


Concept/Approach
‘‘Get habituated to’’ + gerund is acceptable in formal English to suggest developing a steady habit. Alternatives either shift meaning or naturalness.


Option analysis
used — ‘‘get used to’’ is idiomatic but slightly more informal/colloquial than ‘‘get habituated to’’ in this register.prepared — ‘‘get prepared to’’ changes meaning from habit to readiness.trained — Implies an external trainer; not the intent.No improvement — Best preserves formal tone and intended sense.


Verification/Alternative
An equally fine rephrase is ‘‘cultivate the habit of reading and writing about current affairs.’’ The key is that no mandatory change is required.


Final Answer
No improvement

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