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      Question

      Below is given a sentence with an emboldened part. The

      part may or may not be grammatically correct. The question is followed by three alternatives that might improve the sentence. Choose the correct combination of alternatives. The detective had to weed up the false leads from the mountain of evidence in order to solve the complex murder case.       i.        Weed out     ii.        Weed in    iii.        Weed off
      A Only i Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Only i and ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Only iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Only ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      In this sentence, "weed out" means to carefully remove or eliminate something undesirable or unnecessary from a group or collection. The detective is removing false leads from the evidence to narrow down the possibilities in the murder case.

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