A part of the following sentence is underlined. Choose the option that can replace the underlined part to improve the sentence. In case Options A, B and C are not found suitable, choose Option D: "No Improvement Required."
The activist insisted that the people should call spade a spade and confront corruption directly.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The question focuses on the correct phrasing of the common English idiom: "to call a spade a spade."
The original sentence uses "call spade a spade," which is missing the indefinite article "a" before the first "spade." An idiom must be used in its exact conventional form.
Therefore, the underlined part of the original sentence should be replaced with “the people must call a spade a spade”.
Option ‘B’ is the correct answer.