Question
Whenever a doubt raises in regard to the fitness of any
word, and a better one is not readily suggested, let the writer turn to this word in its alphabetical place. In the question given below, a word is emboldened. From the options, select a word as your answer that can replace the word in bold to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If no such replacement is required, select option E, ‘No replacement required’ as your answer.Solution
The word ‘raises’ is incorrect because someone has to raise something. The correct word here is ‘arises’. Whenever a doubt arises in regard to the fitness of any word, and a better one is not readily suggested, let the writer turn to this word in its alphabetical place.
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