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Multiple Choice Questions

Much of the religious tension in the country is due to fake news that gets away via social...........

English Language and Interpesonal Skills (MPPCS) 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.

Much of the religious tension in the country is due to fake news that gets away via social media.

fake news that got away

fake news that gets about

fake news that gets up

fake news that gets down

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (b).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: Usage of the phrasal verb 'get away' which means ‘escape' is inappropriate in this sentence.
'Get about' which means ‘get around’ would be suitable in this context. If news or information gets about, a lot of people hear about it.
E.g.: Somehow it got about that Jenny was having a baby.
Hence ‘gets about’ should be used in place of ‘gets away’ 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:
Much of the religious tension in the country is due to fake news that gets about via social media.Option B is hence the correct answer.

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