Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Sree did not go to work today, as she was feeling a bit under the weather.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. feeling ill.
Error concept: Wrong meaning of idiom/phrase.
What is wrong: The phrase “under the weather” does not mean nervous, excited, or tired.
Grammatical concept: The idiom “under the weather” means feeling unwell or ill.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using other meanings changes the intended sense of the sentence.
How to correct: Replace “under the weather” with “feeling ill.”
Correct phrase/ correction: feeling ill
Final sentence: Sree did not go to work today, as she was feeling ill.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.