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    Question

    Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    Australia destroyed the board (A)/in the swimming,

    (B)/with gold medals (C)/in every race (D). No error (E)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct idiom is ‘sweep the board’. It means ‘to win everything that is available’. Australia swept the board in the swimming, with gold medals in every race.  

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