Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is printed in bold. Out of the alternatives given underneath, choose the one that best improves the underlined part. If no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

Boys over sixteen are debarred from competing.

  1. in

  2. for

  3. while

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

The verb debar is correctly followed by the preposition from when indicating the action that is prohibited. Therefore, no improvement is needed.

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