Question
What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?
At first, she could hardly concentrate on anything but becoming the best in the school; but, after realizing this may not be the best of plans, she was suddenly inspired having an ingenious idea.
to an ingenious idea
for an ingenious idea
by an ingenious idea
correct as is
At first, she could hardly concentrate on anything but becoming the best in the school; but, after realizing this may not be the best of plans, she was suddenly inspired having an ingenious idea.
to an ingenious idea
for an ingenious idea
by an ingenious idea
correct as is
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The underlined portion "having an ingenious idea" should be changed to "to an ingenious idea" for better clarity and grammatical correctness. The correct sentence would read:
"At first, she could hardly concentrate on anything but becoming the best in the school; but, after realizing this may not be the best of plans, she was suddenly inspired to an ingenious idea."
Therefore, the correct change is **"to an ingenious idea."**
"At first, she could hardly concentrate on anything but becoming the best in the school; but, after realizing this may not be the best of plans, she was suddenly inspired to an ingenious idea."
Therefore, the correct change is **"to an ingenious idea."**