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Amrita Ajay Sagar

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· 1 Months ago

The right answer is (e) retrace (Question: 132723.2 )

It is given correctly in the description but the solution given above is (c), which is wrong.

Question:

DIRECTIONS: In the given passages there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

 

The villagers ___(1)___ me what the conditions were like at higher altitudes, and advised me to take enough food for a week. In the morning they showed me how to get to the track up the mountain. When the snow started ___(2)___ it was very light, and I couldn't decide whether to go back down. I wondered whether to ___(3)___ my steps and try to find the track again...As the snow got heavier I began to ___(4)___ that my life was in danger. Fortunately, my years in the Andes had taught me what to do in extreme conditions. I knew that there was a shepherd's hut somewhere on this side of the mountain that I could ___(5)___ in, but I didn't know whether it was nearby or miles away.

Select the correct option for ____(3)____
Options:
A) retrieve
B) restore
C) regain
D) resurface
E) retrace
Solution:
Ans: (c) A strong collocation is “retrace your steps, retrace your path, retrace your route, etc.” So the most suitable verb for the blank is (e) “retrace” whose meaning is “to go back exactly the way you have come”: after a few minutes, he turned around and began to retrace his steps. Other words, though near in meaning, cannot serve the blank equally well and hence they are dismissed. The verb “retrace” is always used transitively, that is, it is followed by an object retrace something and “retrace” cannot be used without a grammatical object.

Amrita Ajay Sagar

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· 1 Months ago

I am sorry .I didn't understand.It is given in the description that the usage 'retrace your steps' is correct.So why isn't it (e)?

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· 1 Months ago

Given answer is correct...read the solution completely...


Ans: (c) A strong collocation is “retrace your steps, retrace your path, retrace your route, etc.” So the most suitable verb for the blank is (e) “retrace” whose meaning is “to go back exactly the way you have come”: after a few minutes, he turned around and began to retrace his steps. Other words, though near in meaning, cannot serve the blank equally well and hence they are dismissed. The verb “retrace” is always used transitively, that is, it is followed by an object retrace something and “retrace” cannot be used without a grammatical object.
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