Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She believed she had been blamed for the mistakes of others for what happened.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Made a scapegoat.
Error concept: Appropriate idiomatic expression
What is wrong: The phrase “for what happened” suggests that the person was wrongly blamed — a situation typically described by the idiom 'made a scapegoat.'
Grammatical concept: Idiomatic usage – “Made a scapegoat” refers to someone who is unfairly blamed for something.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The other options do not convey the meaning of being blamed unfairly.
How to correct: Replace with an idiomatic expression that reflects being unfairly blamed.
Correction: Made a scapegoat
Final sentence: She believed she had been made a scapegoat for the mistakes of others for what happened.