Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence 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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The receptionist asked the patient, “Who recommended you to Dr. Paulson ?”
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- introduced
- referred
- alluded
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
referred (Verb) : to mention/speak about somebody/something
recommend (Verb) : to tell somebody that something is good/useful, or that somebody would be suitable for a particular job, etc.
introduced (Verb) : to tell somebody about yourself (name, where you live, etc.)
alluded (Verb) : to mention something in an indirect way
Here, referred is the right usage.
