Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
The sports teacher saw across the game and punished the students who were cheating in the game.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. through.
Error concept: Wrong preposition usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “saw across the game” is incorrect and does not make sense in context.
Grammatical concept:
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The correct idiomatic use is “see through”, meaning to notice or detect something clearly, often deception or cheating.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “across” implies only location/position, but the intended meaning is that the teacher noticed the cheating.
How to correct: Replace “across” with “through.”
Correct phrase/ correction: saw through the game
Final sentence: The sports teacher saw through the game and punished the students who were cheating in the game.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.