In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement’.
The choral odes have been the despaired of translators, who have essayed every means of overcoming and evading the difficulty.
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Having been the despair to
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Had been despair
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Have the despired
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Have been the despair of
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No improvement