Below are three alternatives which may be used to improve the sentence by…
2023
Below are three alternatives which may be used to improve the sentence by replacing the words given in the brackets. You may choose option 1, 2 or 3. In case no improvement is needed, choose 4.
The job offer did not (appeal to) me .
- A.
Appeal by
- B.
Appeal into
- C.
Appeal
- D.
No improvement
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Correct answer: D
Correct choice: No improvement — keep the phrase 'appeal to'.
Explanation:
'Appeal to' means 'to be attractive or interesting to someone.' In the sentence 'The job offer did not appeal to me,' the preposition 'to' is required to link what is attractive to the person.
'Appeal by' is incorrect because 'by' does not express being attractive to someone and makes the phrase ungrammatical in this context.
'Appeal into' is incorrect because 'into' does not convey the intended meaning of attracting or interesting someone.
Using just 'appeal' (removing 'to') would produce 'The job offer did not appeal me,' which is ungrammatical here because 'appeal' in this sense is not used transitively with a direct object.
Therefore, the original phrasing 'appeal to' is correct and no improvement is needed.