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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 back
i) He tried to hold back his excitement and happiness when he saw his appointment letter in his boss hands
ii) The teachers should pay attention to the factors that hold back the not only the bright students but the weak students also.
iii) He requested the driver to hold back the bag and files and keep them back in the car.
iv) The lower level of literacy and unemployed population have held back this town.
only i &ii
only i, ii& iv
only i, ii &iii
all except iv
all are correct
Correct Answer is(b). The phrase “hold back” has more than one meaning. These are “to prevent the progress or development of somebody or something / to stop yourself from expressing how you really feel” and phrase has been properly applied in i, ii and iv sentences.
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