Directions: In each 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.
Certain offenders go to the church regularly and get something onto their chest in the confession room, only to commit their next mistake.
get somethings off their chest
Incorrect Answerget things onto their chest
Incorrect Answerget things off their chest
Correct Answerget something off their chest
Incorrect AnswerNo correction required
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer is (c).The original sentence is erroneous.
Reason: The correct idiomatic expression is 'get things off their chest’ and not ‘get something onto their chest’.
Get something off your chest (Idiom):
Meaning: To tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time.
E.g.: I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest.
Hence ‘get things off their chest’ should be used in place of ‘get something onto their chest’ 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:
Certain offenders go to the church regularly and get things off their chest in the confession room, only to commit their next mistake.Option C is hence the correct answer.
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By: Abhishek kumar