The part of the sentence underlined below may contain an error. Choose the option that replaces the underlined part with the grammatically correct choice.
Despite his age his skill at tennis is good.
The part of the sentence underlined below may contain an error. Choose the option that replaces the underlined part with the grammatically correct choice.
Despite his age his skill at tennis is good.
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- Despite of his age his tennis
- Despite his age his skill of tennis
- Despite his age his skill in tennis
- No change
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
We say 'skill at' a game or activity, so 'skill at tennis' is already correct and the sentence needs no change.
- No change is correct because 'skill at tennis' uses the right preposition and 'despite' (without 'of') is already properly placed.
- Despite of his age his tennis is wrong because 'despite of' is incorrect; 'despite' is never followed by 'of'.
- Despite his age his skill of tennis is wrong because 'skill of tennis' uses the wrong preposition.
- Despite his age his skill in tennis is wrong because 'skill at' is the accepted collocation for a game, not 'skill in' here.
The sentence is fine as written, so 'No change' is the answer.
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