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Multiple Choice Questions

The engineers are still not sure how the sudden collapse of the bridge came across ........

English Language (RRB-B) Sentence Improvement

Directions: In this 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.

The engineers are still not sure how the sudden collapse of the bridge came across.

of the bridge come across

of the bridge came about

of the bridge coming across

off the bridge came about

Explanation:

Correct Answer is (b).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: Usage of the phrasal verb 'come across' which means ‘meet or find by chance' is inappropriate in this sentence.
'Come about' which means ‘happen or occur’ would be suitable in this context.
E.g.: How did the problem come about in the first place?
Hence ‘came about’ should be used in place of ‘came across’ 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 engineers are still not sure how the sudden collapse of the bridge came about.Option B is hence the correct answer.

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