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Ashutosh Kumar

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· 1 Months ago

off and on is also a phrase with the same meaning (Question: 268252.8 )

Please refer Collins/Cambridge/Oxford dictionary.

Question:

Direction: 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.

    Abdul Rashid has been working off and on for several years to write a book.

Options:
A)

     regular

B)

     on and off

C)

     on or off

D)

     No improvement.

Solution:

Ans: (b)  The correct phrase is ‘on and off’ which means ‘intermittently’.

Akshay Kapoor

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student
We apologize for making the wrong option. The correct answer is (d) i.e. No improvement.
Because both the idioms "off and on" and "on and off" have one and the same meaning.
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