Multiple choice

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

(i) The football was (A) thrown (B) throne hither on the ground by the footballers. (ii) All the efforts of the clerk went in (A) vein (B) vain to please his officer through sycophancy. (iii) Please (A) turn on (B) turn off the tap because we still need many buckets of water. (iv) The author (A) cited (B) sighted many concrete examples to establish his point of view.

  1. ABAA

  2. BBAB

  3. ABBB

  4. AAAB
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is option 1.  In sentence (i), the correct option is A. The verb thrown indicates propelling something from the hand by a sudden forward movement. The noun throne indicates a ceremonial seat occupied by a monarch.  In sentence (ii), the correct option is B. The noun vein indicates a tubular branching of vessels that carry blood. The adjective vain indicates an ineffectual or worthless attempt.  In sentence (iii), the correct option is A. The phrasal verb turn on indicates opening and the phrasal verb turn off indicates closing.  In sentence (iv), the correct option is A. The verb cited indicates quoting of some material. The adjective sighted indicates having been seen. 

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