A word or phrase has to be omitted from the sentence to make it grammatically correct. Choose the correct option :
I have been to quite too many monuments recently.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → quite
Too many (excess):
- Too many + plural noun means more than is needed or wanted; it already expresses excess.
- Quite (fairly, completely) is not placed before too, so "quite too many" is wrong.
- With "quite" omitted the sentence is correct.
- Corrected: I have been to too many monuments recently.
Example: There were too many people on the bus.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: too — Incorrect. Without "too" the sentence reads "quite many monuments", which is not standard; English says quite a few or quite a lot of.
Option 3: to — Incorrect. Have been to means have visited; without "to" the sentence says "I have been quite too many monuments", which makes no sense.
Option 4: have been — Incorrect. Without "have been" the sentence has no verb: "I to quite too many monuments recently."