Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The children trying hardly. and learnt the poems. (a) no improvement (b) hardly trying (c) tried hard (d) hardly tried

Options

A. no improvement
B. hardly trying
C. tried hard
D. hardly tried

Answer

C

Explanation

Replace ‘trying hardly’ with ‘tried hard’. Tried hard- gave in much efforts As poems have been learnt, the sentence is in past tense. Trying hardly - not trying much. Eg- Now I am 30 and I am hardly trying for a government job.