Direction: In the following questions, a sentence is given, the bold part of which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (1), (2) and (3) below which may be a better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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I visited my aunt just before a week.
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- a week before
- a week earlier
- a week ago
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
ago (Adv.) : used in expressions of time with the Simple Past Tense to show how far in the past something happened
before (Adv.) : at an earlier time ; in the past
⇒ the week before (the previous week)
⇒ long before (a long time earlier) earlier (Adv.) : near the beginning of a period of time, an event, a piece of work, etc.
⇒ early in the week /year/season/morning
Here, a week ago is the right usage.
