Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (5) i.e., “No correction required' as the answer.

'Allah', he said, raise his face towards the star-spangled black sky, “punish me as much as you like-Mahesh died with thirst on his lips.'

  1. rising his face

  2. raised his face

  3. raising his face

  4. risen his face
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct form is "raising his face" (present participle) as it describes an ongoing action in past narrative, flowing naturally into the quoted speech that follows. "Rising" is intransitive, "raised" is simple past, and "risen" is past participle - none fit the grammatical structure.

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