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Multiple Choice Questions

The Japanese army fell out only after the devastating attack on Nagasaki ........

English Aptitude (NDA) Sentence Improvement

Directions: In each question, a part of the sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.

The Japanese army fell out only after the devastating attack on Nagasaki.

fall out only after the

fell back only after the

fell in only after the

fell upon only after the

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (b).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: Usage of the phrasal verb 'fall out' which means ‘have an argument' is inappropriate in this sentence.
'Fall back' which means ‘withdraw or retreat’ would be suitable in this context.
E.g.: The infantry fell back in disarray.
Hence ‘fell back’ should be used in place of ‘fell out’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Among the given choices, only option B replaces the given bold part most appropriately.
The sentence after replacement becomes:
The Japanese army fell back only after the devastating attack on Nagasaki.Option B is hence the correct answer.

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