Question
He deliberated thoughtfully (1) long and hard (2) ,
consulting his assistant to heighten (3) the drama, but as professional fouls (4) go it was as clear-cut as they come. Directions : In the following sentence, four words are emboldened. They are marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Out of these, one word is redundant. Choose the word that I redundant as the answer. If all the words are correct, mark option 5, “No error” as your answer.Solution
The word ‘deliberated’ means ‘to think or talk seriously and carefully about something’. So, ‘thoughtfully’ is a redundant word. He deliberated long and hard, consulting his assistant to heighten the drama, but as professional fouls go it was as clear-cut as they come.
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