Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Seizing the opportunity, Akhil decided to take the bull with the horns.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. take the bull by the horns.
Error Concept: Related to the incorrect use of the idiom.
What is wrong: The given phrase “take the bull with the horns” is incorrect and not idiomatically valid in English.
Idiom Concept: The correct idiom is “take the bull by the horns,” which means to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “with the horns” makes no sense idiomatically and alters the meaning completely.
Correction: Replace “with” with “by” to form the correct idiom.
Corrected phrase: take the bull by the horns.
Final sentence: Seizing the opportunity, Akhil decided to take the bull by the horns.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.