Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No Improvement’.
While participating in the marathon an eighteen-year-old girl was knocked for by a passing truck
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. knocked down by.
- "Knocked down" which means "to strike to the ground with or as if with a sharp blow" fits the given statement appropriately hence, it will improve the given statement.
Correct Sentence:-
While participating in the marathon an eighteen-year-old girl was knocked down by a passing truck