Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed away and remained in that condition for 25 min.

  1. It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed away and remained in that condition for 25 min.

  2. It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed by and remained in that condition for 25 min.

  3. It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed and remained in that condition for 25 min.

  4. It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed over and remained in that condition for 25 min.

  5. It was so hot in the room that an elderly woman passed out and remained in that condition for 25 min.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Option (5) is grammatically the most correct option as 'pass out' means 'fainted'. Other options do not fit in the given schema.

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