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Multiple Choice Questions

The Principal had to declare holidays for the school since so many pupils passed by due to...........

English Language (IBPS PO) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the questions given below, there is a sentence in which one part is given in bold. The part given in bold may or may not be grammatically correct. Choose the best alternative among the four given which can replace the part in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the part given in bold is already correct and does not require any replacement, choose option (e), i.e. “No replacement required” as your answer.

The Principal had to declare holidays for the school since so many pupils passed by due to the extreme temperature in the city.

so much pupils passed out

so many pupils passed on

so many pupils passed over

so many pupils passed out

No replacement required

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Explanation:

According to the given sentence, many students became unconscious due to the extremely hot weather conditions in the city and it prompted the principal of the school to declare holidays. ‘Pass by’ refers to going past somebody or something whereas pass on refers to die. Pass over also means to die. Only ‘pass out’ refers to become unconscious for some reason. So, ‘pass out’ should be used.

The correct sentence will therefore be:

The Principal had to declare holidays for the school since so many pupils passed out due to extreme temperature in the city.

This makes Option D the right choice among the given options.

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