Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 19)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
19.
Maria unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Rani and left the party hurried.
Discussion:
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Likitha said:
1 decade ago
Picking is only up. So up is not needed again.
Sreeja said:
1 decade ago
But when we use the world quarell picking up is defenitely necessary.
Anu said:
1 decade ago
Who's answer is correct likitha or sreeja?
Rancho said:
1 decade ago
"picked up" sound better. Even though picking is up only. Picked up is used commonly.
Jhangu said:
1 decade ago
Who's answer is correct likitha or sreeja?
Nilesh said:
1 decade ago
Sreeja is rite..."up" is used not only with quarrels and fights but also at many other places...pick is rarely used alone.
- pick "up" the pen.
- pick me "up".
- sreeja picked "up" a intellectual fight with likitha... :)
- pick "up" the pen.
- pick me "up".
- sreeja picked "up" a intellectual fight with likitha... :)
Raj sekhar said:
1 decade ago
@nilesh:.
Dude you are wrong. You would've said "sreeja picked "up" "an" intellectual fight with likitha. Because article "a" should only be used before words starting with consonants. And picked up is a fancy term that we use which is not appropriate according to English. So the word picked is sufficient enough to support the sentence. !
Dude you are wrong. You would've said "sreeja picked "up" "an" intellectual fight with likitha. Because article "a" should only be used before words starting with consonants. And picked up is a fancy term that we use which is not appropriate according to English. So the word picked is sufficient enough to support the sentence. !
Taqi Abbas said:
1 decade ago
I think, tangible thing is not being picked here in this sentence so "up: is not required here.
Divya said:
1 decade ago
What is the exact answer?
Maggi said:
1 decade ago
Pick up - lift, raise, gather, take up, grasp, uplift, hoist, collect, get, call for, go for, fetch, uplift, learn, master, acquire, improve recover etc while to Pick means provoke, start, incite. Hence, pick a quarrel is right - also as the idiom goes - pick a fight or pick a quarrel.
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