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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical/contextual error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer.

    They wished him (A)/all the best and encouraged him (B)/to give up the good work because (C)/there were two more rounds to go (D).

    A They wished him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B all the best and encouraged him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C to give up the good work because Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D there were two more rounds to go Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, lsquo;give uprsquo; means lsquo;to stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficultrsquo;. This is incorrect here. The correct phrasal verb is lsquo;keep uprsquo;. It means lsquo;to be able to understand or deal with something that is happening or changing very fast;. They wished him all the best and encouraged him to keep up the good work because there were two more rounds to go.

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