Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. For each sentence, select the most appropriate word/phrase to form a grammatically and syntactically correct sentence. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

(i) The (A) fetid (B) feted air of the prison cell made us want to vomit. (ii) Do not (A) beat (B) beet about the bush. Come to the point. (iii) The dead body was taken on a (A) bear (B) bier to the cremation ground for the last rites. (iv) Cricket bats are made of (A) beach (B) beech wood.

In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because the adjective 'fetid' is used for something that is offensively malodorous. The verb 'feted' means to celebrate someone or something. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because the idiom 'beat about the bush' means to discuss a matter without coming to the point. 'Beet' is a plant and thus, irrelevant in this context. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (B) because 'bier' is a wooden frame on which a corpse or a coffin is carried. The noun 'bear' is a large furry animal. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (B) because 'beech' tree is a deciduous tree used for making furniture. 'Beach' is a strip of sand or pebbles where land meets a water body.