Question
With the road closed to tourists, those who wish to
visit Ooty will have to take alternative routes reach Coimbatore and then precede to the hill station. Directions : In the following question, four words are given in bold. Out of these, one word is incorrect and needs replacement, to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. In the options, the words and their possible replacement options are given. Choose the option that states the correct replacement. If no replacement is required, and all the words are correct, Choose option E as the answer.Solution
The word ‘precede’ means ‘to be or go before something or someone in time or space’. It is not correct here. The correct word is ‘proceed’, which means ‘to continue as planned’. With the road closed to tourists, those who wish to visit Ooty will have to take alternative routes reach Coimbatore and then proceed to the hill station.
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