Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
In according to his advice I took this medicine.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. accordance with.
Error Concept: Wrong prepositional phrase.
What is wrong: The phrase “In according to” is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical Concept:
The correct idiomatic expression is “in accordance with”, which means in agreement with or as per.
“According to” is used without “in”.
But “in according to” is a wrong combination and doesn’t exist.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence tries to express that the action was done as per someone’s advice, so “in accordance with” is appropriate.
Corrected phrase: in accordance with
Final sentence: In accordance with his advice, I took this medicine.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.