2024 · Q118
In the following items, there are two sentences S1 and S2, based on commonly used word(s), which are underlined. Read the two sentences carefully and mark the response that denotes the correct use of these words in each of the two sentences and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: We shall have to present ourselves before the Dean and explain our behaviour.
S2: They will need to get their act together if they wish to win the contract.
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- AS1 is right and S2 is wrong
- BS1 is wrong and S2 is right
- CBoth S1 and S2 are wrong
- DBoth S1 and S2 are right
Explanation
S1 correctly uses ‘present ourselves before the Dean’ (appear formally) and S2 correctly uses the idiom ‘get their act together’ (organise themselves). Neither sentence misuses its underlined expression. Hence both are right, i.e. option (d).