2021 · Q14
Direction: Bach of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Question: With his back to the old man, he stood at the window, fists clenched, and his shoulders ________ with his choked sobbing.
General EnglishGrammar and usage
- Ashivered
- Bshook
- Cvibrated
- Dmoved
Explanation
“Shoulders shook with his choked sobbing” — sobbing makes the shoulders tremble, and shake means to move rapidly back and forth. Shivered suggests trembling from cold or fear, vibrated suggests mechanical buzzing, and moved is too vague to convey trembling. The natural collocation with sobbing is “shook”, so the answer is (B).