Direction: In these questions a sentence/ part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/ part of the sentence at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternatives. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).
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They knocked down ten houses when they built the new road.
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- ruptured
- removed
- pulled down
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
As per the above given sentence , we can say that
Knock down = to destroy a building; hit somebody.
Put down = demolish; destroy a building completely.
Replace the word knocked down :- pulled down
Hence , knocked down is replaced by pulled down in given above sentence .
