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 ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2000 (Objective) Subject: English Language

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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..........
Answer Details
The correct option is "however hard he tried." This sentence structure is an example of inversion, where the adverb "however" is placed before the adjective "hard" to modify the verb "tried." The correct form of the sentence should be "He never seemed to get it right, however hard he tried," meaning that despite his efforts, he was not able to do it correctly.

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