Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 16)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
16.
The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
Discussion:
75 comments Page 3 of 8.
Sam said:
9 years ago
Yes, I also agree straight or directly the answer should.
Nikita sharma said:
9 years ago
Yes, I also agree straight or directly is the answer.
Mukesh Verma said:
9 years ago
Option a) Straight is 100% correct answer.
Vineet Singh said:
10 years ago
100% positive the correct answer is 'but', other words although sound correct are out of context and provide no real meaning, that being said there should have been a comma before 'but'.
Sowjanya said:
10 years ago
'glory and grave' have opposite meaning it says that paths are glory but they lead to grave.
Piyush said:
10 years ago
Since there is no break in the sentence, so but wouldn't be the right option. It is either straight or directly.
Naga Kiran L said:
10 years ago
How to figure out the correct answer in questions like this, as straight and directly seems to the correct ?
Shyam said:
10 years ago
The answer is but. 'The paths of the glory lead' is given. And where should they lead?
To victory but in the question it is given that they lead to grave. Hence but should be used.
To victory but in the question it is given that they lead to grave. Hence but should be used.
Commentar said:
1 decade ago
I think it's in the instruction to make meaningful sentence. "but" here means "but not" or "except". The path of glory leads somewhere but not to the grave. Unlike using straight/directly.
Adebusuyi said:
1 decade ago
Correct answer should be straight not but. Am confused.
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