New Master Descriptive Writing with our RBI One-Month Batch!
Register

Question

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of its highlighted. The part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the emboldened phrase to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.

The vice principal decided to resign when he was passed over for promotion to principal.

A Passed out Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Passed off Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Passed by Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D No improvement Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Passed off means ‘to disguise’ or ‘misrepresent’. Passed out means ‘to faint’. None of these fit the context. "Passed over" means to leave someone out of consideration in promotion. Hence ‘passed over’ is correct.

Practice Next
×
×