Sentence Completion - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20795

Q.  Choose one word which can meaningfully replace the underlined words in both the sentences without changing the meaning of original sentences.


1. Teachers understanding of the English subject was really good.
2. The mother had to hold on to the door-handle with all her strength to get the baby out.
- Published on 07 Apr 16

a. pull
b. grasp
c. seize
d. compass

ANSWER: grasp
 
Here, 'understanding' is a noun and 'hold' a verb.
Of these 'grasp' as a noun means 'understanding' and as a verb means 'hold' or 'hold on to'. Hence, it can replace 'understanding' in (1) and 'hold on to' in (2).
Pull, seize and compass are irrelevant and do not complete both the sentences meaningfully.
Therefore, the sentences can be written as:
(I) Teachers grasp of the English subject was really good.
(II) The mother had to grasp the door-handle with all her strength to get the baby out.

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