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Idiomatic and Phrasal Usage with Preposition
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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.
She found the subject difficult at first, but now she is really getting off her stride.
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but now she is really getting into her stride.
💡 Explanation:
Explanation for (1): The sentence bears error of incorrect idiom; you get into your stride and not get off your stride. 'Off' shows separation.
Explanation for (2): The option does not rectify error of incorrect idiom and also introduces the error of misplaced auxiliary 'is'.
Justification for (3): This part bears error of use of incorrect idiom. This option corrects idiomatic error by using 'getting into one's stride', which means 'settle into a fast, confident and steady pace'.
Explanation for (4): The sentence bears error of incorrect idiom. You get into your stride and not get on your stride.
Explanation for (5): The sentence bears error of incorrect idiom. You get into your stride and not get at your stride.