Sentence Improvement - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20923
Q. Choose one word which can meaningfully replace the underlined words in both the sentences without changing the meaning of original sentences.
I. In the last over, the cricketer managed to get his hands to the ball and hold it.
II. She doubted that her new hairstyle would attract everyone's attention.- Published on 13 Apr 16a. garb
b. catch
c. pull
d. draw
ANSWER: catch
I. In the last over, the cricketer managed to get his hands to the ball and catch it.
II. She doubted that her new hairstyle would catch everyone's attention.
Option (a) 'garb' means 'hold' and 'garb attention' means 'forcefully arrest attention'. However, 'garb' is incorrect.
Option (c) and (d) 'pull' and 'draw' means 'attract' and can be replaced in II sentence, but these words do not mean 'hold', hence cannot be used in I sentence.
Option (b) 'catch' means 'hold' and 'catch his attention' means 'attract his attention'. Hence, catch is the appropriate word which replaces both the underlined words in sentences I and II, without changing the meaning of original sentences.
