Below is given a sentence with an emboldened part. The part may or may not be grammatically correct. The question is followed by three alternatives that might improve the sentence. Choose the correct combination of alternatives.
The detective had to weed up the false leads from the mountain of evidence in order to solve the complex murder case.
i. Weed out
ii. Weed in
iii. Weed off
In this sentence, "weed out" means to carefully remove or eliminate something undesirable or unnecessary from a group or collection. The detective is removing false leads from the evidence to narrow down the possibilities in the murder case.
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