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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Work at the request of your conscience.
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- behest
- desires
- orders
- No improvement
Correct Option: A
behest (Noun)
at somebody’s behest (Idiom) : because somebody has ordered or requested it
⇒ at the King’s behest/at the behest of the King
request (Noun) : the action of asking for something formally and politely
desires (Noun) : a strong wish to have or do something
orders (Noun) : something that somebody is told to do by somebody in authority
Here, behest is the right usage.
