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Multiple Choice Questions

Hold forth i In the meeting she held forth on the shortcomings of the plan but she did not sugg...........

English Language (SBI-CL) Sentence Improvement

Directions (Q 1-5): In each of the following questions one phrase has been given and it has been followed by four sentences. You have to find out in which of these sentences phrase has been used properly according to its meaning and mark your answer from the options denoted by a), b), c) and d). Mark e) as your answer if you find that phrase has been applied properly in all the sentences.

Hold forth

i) In the meeting, she held forth on the shortcomings of the plan but she did not suggest any point to make it better.

ii) He left the room while Mark was holding forth on incompetent staff members and unorganized departments in office.

iii) David was holding forth on the benefits of investing money in share and stock market.

iv) Some confidential documents have been kept in this box so we should not hold forth this box for long distance.

only i &ii

only i, ii& iv

only ii &iii

all except iv

all are correct

Explanation:

Correct Answer is(d).
The meaning of phrase “hold forth” is “to talk about a particular subject for a long time, often in a way that other people find boring” and it has been applied properly in i, ii and iii sentences.

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