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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The candidate was so ignorant that the officer was (compelled for asking) him to leave.

  1. A
    being compelled to be asking
  2. B
    so compelled to ask
  3. C
    compelled to ask
  4. D
    no improvement

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The verb compelled is idiomatically followed by an infinitive phrase (to + Verb 1st form) when expressing that someone is forced to do something.
Therefore, "compelled for asking" is incorrect and must be changed to "compelled to ask".

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The candidate was so ignorant that the officer was (compelled for asking) him to leave.
A
being compelled to be asking
B
so compelled to ask
C
compelled to ask
D
no improvement

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