From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
He never seemed to get it right……….
- however he tried
- he tried hard however
- he however tried hard
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however hard he tried
The correct answer is: D
Explanation
The phrase "however hard he tried" is an adverbial phrase that means putting in effort but not achieving the desired outcome. The structure "however hard" is idiomatic and commonly used in English to express that regardless of the degree of effort, the result was still not satisfactory. Therefore, the complete sentence would be:
"He never seemed to get it right, however hard he tried."