2021 · Q55
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words are given after the sentence. Select the most appropriate word or group of words for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
They quarrelled ______ a trifle.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aat
- Bwith
- Cby
- Dover
Explanation
The verb 'quarrel' collocates with 'over' (or 'about') when naming the cause of the dispute — 'quarrel over a trifle' is the idiom. 'Quarrelled at / with / by a trifle' are all unidiomatic here: 'with' would need a person, not a cause. The stored key (a) is therefore wrong and is corrected to (d).