Question
Directions: In each question below, word is used in four
different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. (A) The throne passed to the king’s son. (B) The court passed on the legality of the wiretapping. (C) My experience of the Himalayas passed all expectations. (D)He is not the one to pass an opportunity for promotion.Solution
Pass- to go from the control of one to another, exceed or surpass, to let go without accepting ‘Pass’ is incorrectly used in option D. In other sentence, pass is correctly used.
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