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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They knocked down ten houses when they built the new road.
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- pulled down
- ruptured
- removed
- No improvement
Correct Option: A
pulled down (Phr.V.) : to destroy a building completely ; demolish
knock down (something) (Phr.V.) : to destroy a building by breaking its walls ; demolish
Here, pulled down is the right usage.
