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    Question

    In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.

    His modern-day company is a shaft (A) of light into a

    world he once straddle (B) with an unprecedented (C) combination of foppishness (D) and fear tactics.
    A shaft Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B straddle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C unprecedented Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D foppishness Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Since we are talking about a past thing, by using ‘once’, ‘straddled’ is correct. His modern-day company is a shaft of light into a world he once straddled with an unprecedented combination of foppishness and fear tactics.

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