Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the following sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Otherwise, ‘No improvement’ will be the answer.

In consequence for his illness, he could not finish the work in time.

  1. In consequence from

  2. In consequence at

  3. In consequence of

  4. No improvement

  5. .
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct as the compound preposition ‘in consequence of’ is used to indicate the reason due to which an action takes place. In this context, it indicates the fact that as a result of his illness he could not finish the work.

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