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.

Concerning yesterday’s fire, there are many rumours in the bazar.

  1. Considering yesterday’s fire

  2. Not with standing yesterday’s fire

  3. Barring yesterday’s fire

  4. No improvement

  5. .
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the given part is correct. ‘Concerning’ means about or regarding and in this context indicates that the rumors are about yesterday’s fire.

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