English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishSentence Correction
Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is underlined. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer. Had the party dispensed of the contentious issues it would have got the majority at its own.
Options
- AHad the party dispensed without the contentious issues
- BWas the party dispensed of the contentious issues
- CWas the party dispensed without the contentious issues
- DHad the party dispensed with the contentious issues
Correct answer
D. Had the party dispensed with the contentious issues
Step-by-step solution
Corrects the error of phrasal verb. ‘To dispense with’ means ‘to manage without or to get rid of’. Hence, the option D is correct.