Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepositions in List-II:
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable ________ her first version. |
(I) with |
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(B) I just don't feel any affinity ________ his prose style. It's too caustic. |
(II) to |
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(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ________ mine. |
(III) for |
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(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ________ his arrogance or coldness. |
(IV) from |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable ________ her first version. |
(IV) from |
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(B) I just don't feel any affinity ________ his prose style. It's too caustic. |
(I) with |
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(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ________ mine. |
(II) to |
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(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ________ his arrogance or coldness. |
(III) for |
Explanation:
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(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable ________ her first version. → (IV) from
Explanation: "Indistinguishable from" is the correct collocation to indicate similarity. -
(B) I just don't feel any affinity ________ his prose style. It's too caustic. → (I) with
Explanation: "Affinity with" is used when expressing a connection or similarity, and this matches the context here. -
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ________ mine. → (II) to
Explanation: "Dissimilar to" is the appropriate phrase to indicate a comparison of differences. -
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ________ his arrogance or coldness. → (III) for
Explanation: "Mistake A for B" is the standard usage when confusing one thing for another.