Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into family rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing (1)_______. Primaeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot (2)_____ the family circle ('Please read this carefully and send it on Jane') the clan has a tendency (3)______. ignore me. It's one of the advantages I get from (4)_______. a bachelor and, according to my nearest and dearest, practically a half-witted bachelor (5)________that.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: inside
Option 2: across
Option 3: into
Option 4: on
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Correct Answer: across
Solution : The second option is correct.
Explanation :
In the given sentence, the preposition across would be used to indicate what Aunt is calling Aunt. The word across functions as a preposition that connects the verb bellowing with its object, primaeval swamps.
This construction clarifies how the loud calls or arguments are occurring, drawing a parallel to mastodons bellowing across primaeval swamps.
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