Sentence Correction: Passive Voice & Adverbs
CAT 1999 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · Verbal Ability
This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 1999 Slot 1 paper. It tests Verbal Ability. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the best alternative among the four.
Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end <u>would otherwise only delay for a few days and</u> at the cost of great pain.
- A.
be delayed for a few days
- B.
be delayed for a few days and
- C.
be otherwise only delayed for a few days and
- D.
otherwise only delay for a few days and
C
Explanation
'End' must be in the passive voice ('be delayed'), and the adverbs 'otherwise only' should precede 'delayed'.
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