Sentence Improvement - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20896

Q.  Choose one word which can meaningfully replace the underlined words in both the sentences without changing the meaning of original sentences.

I. As a fearless defender, he always inspired confidence in his goalkeeper.
II. The party shall win if you support my candidature.
- Published on 12 Apr 16

a. prop
b. back
c. crutch
d. endorse

ANSWER: back
 
I) As a fearless defender, he always inspired confidence in his goalkeeper.
II) The party shall win if you support my candidature.

Here, 'defender' is a noun and 'support' is a verb.
Option (a) 'prop' means 'support' but it does not mean 'defender'.
Option (b) 'back' as noun means 'defender' (in football, hockey etc.) and as a verb means 'support'.
Hence, the correct option is 'back.
Option (c), (d) crutch and endorse cannot replace the underlined words in both the sentences.

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