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    Question

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold  segment in the given sentence.

    The manager could not able to understand the problem

    the factory workers faced. 
    A No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B could not to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C was not able to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D never able to Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "could not able to" is incorrect. The word "could" already implies the ability or inability to do something. Therefore, the correct phrase is "was not able to."

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