2024 · Q98
In the following items, a pair of sentences are given in which the keywords have been underlined. Identify the sentence /s in which the underlined words have been used correctly in the context and mark your choice using the code that follows:
- 1Among those who had applied for the job I found four candidates to be outstanding.
- 2Amidst the confusion caused by the melee, the perpetrators slipped away.
EnglishReading Comprehension
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Among is correct for referring to members of a group who applied for the job, and amidst is correct for describing the surrounding confusion of the melee. Both sentences use their underlined words correctly. Hence both 1 and 2, option C, is the answer.