Improve the bracketed part of the sentence with the parts given below....
The sentence means that the person in concern changed his lifestyle completely after serving his prison sentence. "Turned over a new leaf" is a phrase that is used to depict a new beginning to something.
Thus, the sentence is correct in its original form and option 4 is correct.
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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence with the parts given below....
SSC: Improving Sentences
Improvement of the given sentence is not needed as the bracketed part "turned over a new leaf" is already grammatically correct and contextually appropriate. Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D' i.e. No improvement.
Explanation:
The phrase "turn over a new leaf" is an idiom that means to begin a new and better behavior or lifestyle, to make a fresh start or change one's ways for the better. The given sentence is talking about a person who has served his remaining prison sentence and has decided to change his ways for the better. So, the phrase "turned over a new leaf" is perfectly suitable in this context, and there is no need to change it.
Let's examine the other options to understand why they are incorrect:
a) "was turning on a new leaf" - This option uses the incorrect preposition 'on' instead of 'over'. Therefore, it is grammatically incorrect.
b) "had to turn a new leaf" - This option changes the meaning of the sentence by using "had to" which implies that the person was forced to change his ways. However, the original sentence does not suggest any compulsion or force.
c) "was to turn over a new leaf" - This option uses the incorrect tense 'was to' instead of 'turned over'. The phrase 'was to' implies that the action of turning over a new leaf was planned or intended in the past, but it is unclear whether it actually happened or not.
Therefore, the given sentence is already grammatically correct and contextually appropriate, and no improvement is needed.