_______ an unhappy childhood leads to criminal behaviour.
- (a)Still if
- (b)Even somewhat
- (c)In some cases
- (d)In progression
Answer
C
Why
Correct — C, In some cases. The sentence needs a qualifier showing the claim holds only sometimes, and 'In some cases' does exactly that — 'In some cases, an unhappy childhood leads to criminal behaviour.' The other three are not standard, idiomatic openers.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)Still if — 'Still if' is not a standard English connective; it reads as ungrammatical at the start of this statement.
- (b)Even somewhat — 'Somewhat' is a degree adverb ('to some extent'); 'Even somewhat' does not work as a clause-opening qualifier.
- (d)In progression — 'In progression' is not an idiomatic discourse marker and gives no sensible qualification to the statement.
Concept
'In some cases' is a hedging qualifier that limits a generalisation to certain instances rather than asserting it universally.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: _______, early exposure to music improves memory.
- (a)In some cases
- (b)Still if
- (c)In progression
- (d)Even somewhat
Answer(a) In some cases — a qualifier limiting the claim to certain instances.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which phrase best hedges a generalisation?
- (a)In certain instances
- (b)Without exception
- (c)In progression
- (d)Still if
Answer(a) In certain instances — it signals the claim is not universal.