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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He put up a lot of work on that article.
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- put in
- put down
- put over
- No improvement
Correct Option: A
put in (Phr.V.) : to spend a lot of time or make a lot of effort doing something
put up (Phr.V.) : to show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest
⇒ The team put up a great performance.
put down (Phr.V.) : to land (of an aircraft or its pilot)
put over (Phr.V.) : to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to somebody
Here, put in is the right usage.
