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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When the owner offered tea, the peon denied it.
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- disliked
- declined
- disobeyed
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
declined (Verb.) : refused politely to accept or to do something denied (Verb.) : said that something is not true
Here, declined is the right usage.
