I regret for using objectionable words against a man so mighty ........

English Language (Defence) Sentence Improvement

Directions for the following 25 (twenty-five) items : Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a “No improvement” response will be signified by the letter (d).

I regret for using objectionable words against a man so mighty.

repent for

sorry for

regret

No improvement

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Explanation:

‘Regret for’ needs to be replaced with ‘regret’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. This is because ‘regret’ is not followed by a preposition.
Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘I regret using objectionable words against a man so mighty’.