Sentence Correction: Redundancy

CAT 1999 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Verbal Ability

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In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the best alternative among the four.

<u>The MP rose up to say that in her opinion, she thought the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on unanimously.</u>

  1. A.

    rose to say that she thought the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed

  2. B.

    rose up to say that, the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on

  3. C.

    rose to say that, in her opinion, she thought that the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed

  4. D.

    rose to say that, in her opinion, the Women's Reservation Bill should be passed on

Answer

A

Explanation

'Rose up' is redundant (rose is sufficient), 'in her opinion, she thought' is redundant, and 'passed on' is incorrect idiom for passing a bill.

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