Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
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It is quite tough to declare which candidate will win the presidential election.
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- predict
- augur
- portend
- No improvement
Correct Option: A
Predict (v.) : tell in advance
declare (V.) : to say something officially/publicly
augur (V.) : to be a sign that something will be successful/not successful in the future
portend (V.) : to be a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially something bad/unpleasant
Here, predict is the right usage.
