Question

In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Find out the phrase, among the phrases (a, b, c,
d) given below each sentence, which should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is already correct, mark (5),
i.e. 'No correction required', as the answer. In the past decade, our world has seen a rapidly increasing number of refugees - a mass exodus, if you will - from countries rife before some combination of conflict, environmental disasters, economic hardship and unstable leadership.

A Countries rife within Correct Incorrect

B Countries rife by Correct Incorrect

C Countries rife with Correct Incorrect

D Countries rife after Correct Incorrect

E No correction required Correct Incorrect

Detailed Solution

The sentence talks about the increasing number of refugees from countries that experience abundance of conflict, environmental disasters, economic hardships and unstable leadership. The phrase 'rife with' something means full of something unpleasant. The other options except (c) are incorrect because the use of prepositions like 'within', 'by', 'after' and 'before' render the phrase meaningless. Hence, (c) is the correct answer.

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