Question

    In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark (E) as the answer.

    The committees take the heat up the issues and deal

    with them in a mature manner by listening to all stakeholders.
    A The committees take the heat up the issues and deal with it Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The committees takes the heated issues and deal with them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The committees take the heat off the issues and deal with them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The committees heat up the issue and deal with them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrasal verb ‘heat up’ is inappropriate here. ‘take the heat off’ is correct. In B, ‘takes’ is incorrect. In D, ‘them’ is incorrect because the subject is ‘issue’. The committees take the heat off the issues and deal with them in a mature manner by listening to all stakeholders.

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