Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

He continued his singing, dancing and acting in plays since his school and college years but gradually got more and more involved in social work.

  1. since his school and college years but gradually got

  2. since his school and college years and gradually got

  3. throughout his school and college years but gradually got

  4. for his school and college years but gradually got

  5. through his school and college years but gradually got

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): The sentence has error of preposition. Use of 'since' is inappropriate here; it should be 'throughout'.

Explanation for (2): This option does not rectify the error of preposition.

Justification for (3): The sentence has error of preposition. Use of 'since' is inappropriate here; it should be 'throughout'. This option corrects the error.
Explanation for (4): The option does not rectify the error of incorrect use of preposition (replaces 'since' by 'for', which is incorrect). Hence, it is eliminated. Explanation for (5): The option does not rectify the error of incorrect use of preposition (replaces 'since' by 'through'). Hence, it is eliminated.