Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
I shall be obliged if you could grant me an interview.
- Agive
- Ballow
- Cpermit
- DNo improvement
Explanation
The underlined word 'grant' is the correct collocation here: 'grant an interview' is standard formal English for allowing someone an interview. 'Give', 'allow' and 'permit' are either less formal or unidiomatic in this frame ('permit me an interview' is not natural). The sentence needs no change, so the answer is (d), No improvement.