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    Question

    In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Below it, some options are suggested which may improve the highlighted part of the sentence, to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. Choose which of the following option(s) can successfully replace the highlighted part to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is grammatically correct and requires no improvement, choose option (E), i.e. No improvement required.

    The expensive nature of online teaching looked a large number of underprivileged children out of the education system.

    1. pushed a large number of underprivileged children out

    2. throws a large number of underprivileged children out

    3. keep a large number of underprivileged children out

    A Only 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘looked’ is incorrect. The past tense ‘pushed’ and present tense ‘throws’ can be used here. But ‘keep’ is incorrect because the subject is singular.

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