Multiple choice

Direction: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold, to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

The circumstances in which he succumbed below pressure, are not known.

  1. succumbed below force

  2. was succumbed below pressure

  3. was succumbing below force

  4. succumbed to pressure

  5. No correction required

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 mso-fareast-font-family:Times New Roman;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold>You don't succumb below pressure. The correct prepositional usage is 'to' or 'under'.