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Ashutosh Om Verma

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· 1 Months ago

what is the difference between "swear on" and "swear by" ?

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the given questions a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.

The members swore on the Constitution to uphold the integrity of the country.

Options:
A) by
B) at
C) upon
D) No improvement
Solution:
Ans: (a) Swear by someone or something means to utter an oath on someone or something. 

mayank davaggar

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· 1 Months ago

there is nothing like "swear on"

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