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    Question

    In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. 

    The spirit of tennis has long ____________ the

    conflicting worlds of nationalism and globalism.
    A settle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B strike Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C supposed Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D state Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E straddled Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘straddle’ means ‘to be unable to decide which of two opinions about a subject is better and so partly support both opinions’. The past participle of this word ‘straddled’ is correct. The spirit of tennis has long straddled the conflicting worlds of nationalism and globalism.

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