Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
It was such a funny story that we cannot help laughed.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is: could not help laughing
Key Points
- The given sentence is written in the past tense, So 'could not' should be used in the place of 'cannot.'
- When we use 'help', verb + ing should be used.
- Example- She couldn't help laughing when she saw it.
- Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.
Hence the corrected sentence is: It was such a funny story that we could not help laughing.
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