SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CHSL - 26 May 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q7

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.

I was carried by her rapturous song.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. carried away.

The sentence refers to the subject becoming very overwhelmed or excited.

The meaning of the given phrases is:

Carried off: to succeed in doing or achieving something difficult.

Carried away: to be so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do 

Carried of: support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.

Carried to: support the weight of.

The correct sentence is: I was carried away by her rapturous song.