Question

A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alter natives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no im provement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The young man was carried by the passionate appeal made by the social worker.

• A. was carried towards
• B. was carried off by
• C. Got carried away by
• D. No improvement

Hint:

The idiom textbf“get carried away” is used to express being emotionally influenced or overwhelmed.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the meaning of the sentence. The sentence intends to convey that the young man was emotionally influenced by the passionate appeal. Step 2: Examine the underlined part. The phrase “was carried by” is grammatically incorrect and does not convey the intended idiomatic meaning. Step 3: Analyze the options.

(A) was carried towards: incorrect usage
(B) was carried off by: means removed or kidnapped — incorrect
(C) got carried away by: correctly means emotionally influenced — correct ✔
(D) No improvement: incorrect since improvement is needed
Step 4: Final conclusion. The improved sentence is: \textit{“The young man got carried away by the passionate appeal made by the social worker.”}