In the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the correct option.
Correct answer: C. E-mail is a relatively new means of communication.
- A. E-mail is a relatively new mean of communication.
- B. E-mail is a relatively new mean to communication.
- C. E-mail is a relatively new means of communication.
- D. E-mail is relatively new means to communication.
Explanation
Options A and B are wrong because they use "mean" which is not an appropriate word here it should be "means" because "means" implies "a system to convey or a way to do something" while "mean" implies "signify/denote or to aim/intend" something.Option D is wrong because it does not use the article "a" before relatively, which makes the sentence incomplete. Secondly, there is always "means of" something like "way of doing something", never "means to" do something.
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