Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

The presence of armed guards _______ us from doing anything disruptive and hence, we did not _______.

  1. defeated, upbraid

  2. excited, chide

  3. irritated, reprimand

  4. prevented, retaliate

  5. encouraged, castigate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The presence of guards prevents the people present there from doing something disruptive. So, the first blank cannot have any other word than ‘prevented’ and because of 'the presence of armed guards', they did not retaliate or oppose.  

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