ЁЯУв Too many exams? DonтАЩt know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert ЁЯСЙ call Now!

    Question

    The district police have claimed that the arrest was

    aimed in preserving peace and maintaining order. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains a phrase that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct phrase that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and тАШNo improvement requiredтАЩ, mark┬а тАШNo improvement requiredтАЩ as the answer.
    A the arrest was aim in Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B the arrest were aimed in Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C the arrest was aimed at Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, тАШaimed inтАЩ is incorrect. The correct preposition is тАШatтАЩ. The district police have claimed that the arrest was aimed at preserving peace and maintaining order.

    Practice Next
    More Sentence Improvement Questions

    Relevant for Exams:

    ask-question