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Correct option: B — improve her absurd behaviour and act seriously

improve her absurd behaviour and act seriously The phrase ‘straighten up and fly right’ means to get serious and stop acting absurd anymore. The given sentence states that Nina has not yet learned how to improve her absurd behaviour and act seriously. Hence, 'improve her absurd behaviour and act seriously' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — helped her not only by

helped her not only by The same part of speech is used after pair conjunctions such as ‘not only…but also’. There is a preposition followed by gerund(providing) after ‘but also’. Therefore, ‘not only’ will be placed before the preposition ‘by’. Hence, ‘helped her not only by’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — has a great effect

has a great effect According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb. In the given sentence, ‘positive self-talk’ is a singular subject that will take ‘has’ as a singular verb. Also, the adjective ‘great’ needs a noun to qualify its meaning. Hence, ‘has a great effect’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — the best

the best ‘Best’ is the correct superlative degree of ‘good’. Hence, ‘the best’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — tattooed on their skin

tattooed on their skin ‘On’ is used to indicate the surface in contact with the object. Similarly, the tattoo lies on the surface of the skin. Hence, ‘tattooed on their skin’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — will get

will get The given sentence is an example of the first conditional sentence and the correct grammatical structure is “if + simple present…….will +V1”. Hence ‘will get(V1)’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — of the Mauryan Emperors

of the Mauryan Emperors ‘Than’ is used with comparative degree while ‘of’ is used after the superlative degree. ‘The + superlative adjective + of + plural noun/pronoun’ is the correct structure. Hence, 'of the Mauryan Emperors' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — didn't

didn't The given sentence is in the past tense, so it must have the verb of past tense. ‘Did’ is a helping verb of simple past tense. Hence, didn’t is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — chime prettily

chime prettily ‘Chime’ means (of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds. The given passage states that I picked up my little clock and it began to chime prettily. Hence, ‘chime prettily’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — is costlier

is costlier We use a comparative degree with ‘than’ to make a comparison between two things. ‘Costlier’ is the correct comparative degree of ‘costly’. Hence, ‘is costlier’ is the most appropriate answer.