Question

    Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words that need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is e, i.e., 'No correction required'.

    The philanthropist's renewed (A) donation, a considerable contribution that breathed (B) new life into a dilapidated (C) community center, generated an overwhelming sense of gratitude and generous (D) hope among the residents.

    A only A-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B both A-D and B-C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C only A-B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D only C-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E no correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct sentence is: The philanthropist’s generous donation, a considerable contribution that breathed new life into a dilapidated community center, generated an overwhelming sense of gratitude and renewed hope among the local residents. In the original sentence, "renewed" followed by "donation" is not contextually correct. The corrected sentence replaces "renewed" with "generous" to properly describe the donation. In the original sentence, "generous" followed by "hope" does not create a coherent structure. The corrected sentence uses "renewed" to describe "hope" and convey the idea of rejuvenated or revitalized hope.

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