Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as given and 'No correction is required' mark (5) as the answer.

He will not be joining the rat race, which starts around this time every year as the board exams draw a close.

  1. draw to close

  2. drawing a closure

  3. draw to a close

  4. draw a closer

  5. No correction required
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The idiomatic expression is 'draw to a close,' meaning to approach an end. The current 'draw a close' is grammatically incorrect because the verb 'draw' needs the preposition 'to' to properly connect with 'a close.' The other options use incorrect forms or misspellings.

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