Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions labelled (1), (2) and (3) for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate that as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

Please don't hesitate to avail of this opportunity to go abroad for higher education.

  1. avail yourself of

  2. avail yourself by

  3. avail by

  4. No improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Some words like 'avail' take reflexive pronoun. 'Avail of' as a prepositional usage is correct as it means 'to take advantage of (an opportunity, etc.); utilize'.  

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