Question
In each question below, word is used in four different
ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. (A) The clerk was asked to withdraw the offending words from the letter he typed. (B) The school withdrew her academic credit after it was established that she had copied in the test. (C) The manager withdrew his name from the list of nominees. (D) After the loss of his wife he had withdrawn farther and farther into himself.Solution
Withdraw- discontinue or no longer provide ‘To withdraw the offending words from the letter he typed’ the use of the word ‘withdraw’ is incorrect in this sentence In all other sentences, the usage of the word ‘withdraw’ is correct.
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