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shashank gandhi

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· 1 Months ago

answer should be d

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Question:
DIRECTIONS: A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose ‘No improvement’ option.

My office is at a stone’s throw from the university.

Options:
A) in a stone’s throw
B) within a stone’s throw
C) on a stone’s throw
D) No improvement
Solution:
The correct idiom is ‘within a stone’s throw’ which means ‘very close’.

anand pundir

· commented

· 1 Months ago

b and d both are right

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
Given answer is correct
According to sentence
We used " with in a stone's throw' because we required the very close

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Team TR

shashank gandhi

· commented

· 1 Months ago

B is also correct

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