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Multiple Choice Questions

The assailant made a cleaning breast with his offence and implored the judge for mercy ........

English (HP Allied) 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. In case no replacement is needed, mark (E) as your answer.

The assailant made a cleaning breast with his offence and implored the judge for mercy.

made a clean breast with

made a cleaning breast of

made a clean breast of

makes a clean breast of

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (c).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: The correct idiomatic expression in this sentence is ‘made a clean breast of' and not ‘made a cleaning breast with’.
Make a clean breast of something (Idiom):
Meaning: To admit something to someone.
E.g.: You should make a clean breast of the matter to someone.
Hence ‘made a clean breast of’ should be used in place of ‘made a cleaning breast with’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Among the given choices, only option C replaces the given bold part most appropriately.
The sentence after replacement becomes:
The assailant made a clean breast of his offence and implored the judge for mercy.Option C is hence the correct answer.