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 weather office has stood up their initial forecast of monsoon rainfall being 96% of average in the June-September season.
stand by their initial forecast of
Incorrect Answerstood by its initial forecast of
Correct Answerstand by its initial forecast of
Incorrect Answerstood up its initial forecast of
Incorrect AnswerNo correction required
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The original sentence is incorrect.
Reason: There are two errors in the bold part.
Firstly, the phrasal verb ‘stand by’ which means ‘adhere to or abide by (something promised, stated, or decided)’ has been written incorrectly. Therefore, ‘stood up’ must be replaced by ‘stood by’ in order to make the sentence correct.
Secondly, usage of plural case of possessive pronoun ‘their’ is also erroneous. Here the writer refers to the weather office which is a single institution. Therefore, ‘their’ should be replaced by ‘its’ to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Among the choices available, option B replaces the bold part most appropriately.
The sentence after replacement becomes:
The weather office has stood by its initial forecast of monsoon rainfall being 96% of average in the June-September season.
Option B is hence the correct answer.
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By: Brijesh Kumar