Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

For the old it is only a few benches or steps of old building to sit and brood at days gone away.

  1. to sit and brood at days gone away

  2. to sit and brood on the days gone off

  3. to sit and brood over the days gone by

  4. to sit and brood for the days gone by

  5. to sit and brood at the days gone off
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The option bears errors of preposition, article and phrasal verb. Use of 'at' is incorrect. The sentence talks about particular days gone by, necessitating use of a definite article 'the'. And we say days are 'gone by' not 'gone away'. This option corrects all the errors.

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