Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below the sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

In the hour of need, even a drop in the sea is a big respite.

  1. a feather in the cap

  2. a fly in the sea

  3. a drop in the ocean

  4. a fly in the ocean

  5. No correction required
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, a drop in the ocean refers to an amount very small to what is required.

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