2017 · Q68
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Acope by
- Bcope up with
- Cto be coped with
- DNo improvement
Explanation
'Cope with' is the correct fixed phrasal verb meaning to deal with a difficult situation; 'cope up with' is not idiomatic English. The sentence 'It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices' is already correct. Since none of the substitutions improves it, the answer is (d), No improvement.