Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
He walked as far as the next town almost before he turned back.
a. He walked almost as far as the next town before he turned back.
b. He almost walked as far as the next town before he turned back.
c. He walked as far as the next town before he almost turned back.
d. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Hint: The subject, verb, and object should all match with each other. The plurality of the verb should also align with the given subject. The position of the adverb is usually determined by the adjective/verb.

Complete answer: To find the error in the given sentence, we must
first understand how sentences are constructed. We must identify the different parts of
speech in the given sentence. The most basic construction in English is ‘subject + verb + object’. However, it becomes more complicated when other parts of speech come into play. We can add describing words such as adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. Adjectives are usually placed before a noun and adverbs are usually placed before an adjective or verb.
An adverb may be a word or an expression that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, clause, preposition, or sentence. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc. Now, we know what we need. Let’s look at the given options:
a. He walked almost as far as the next town before he turned back. - The adverb ‘almost’ is placed before the adjective in the sentence. This means that this sentence is grammatically correct. This is the required answer.So, this is the correct option.
b. He almost walked as far as the next town before he turned back. - The adverb ‘almost’ is placed before the verb, which is incorrect in this case. This sentence is not grammatically correct. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c. He walked as far as the next town before he almost turned back. - The adverb ‘almost’ is placed before the second verb, which is incorrect in this case. This sentence is not grammatically correct. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d. NO CHANGE - This is an incorrect option as we have already found the error from the above-given options. So, this is not the required answer.

Note: Adverbs that answer the question of how sometimes cause grammatical problems. It can be a challenge to determine if -ly should be attached. Avoid the trap of -ly with linking verbs such as taste, smell, look, feel, which pertain to the senses. Adverbs are often misplaced in such sentences, which require adjectives instead.