Even as the team's die-hard fans lost all hopes of a win, alone came the last batsman and surpassed them with three sixes in a row, leading the team to its victory.
Even as the team's die-hard fans lost all hopes of a win, alone came the last batsman and surpassed them with three sixes in a row, leading the team to its victory.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Clue: Two errors in the underlined part. The batsman ARRIVED unexpectedly and did something amazing for the FANS.
Answer: Option 3 - 'along came the last batsman and surprised'.
Error 1: 'Alone came' is wrong. The idiom is 'along came X' = 'X arrived'.
Error 2: 'Surpassed them' (the fans) is meaningless - you don't surpass fans. The batsman SURPRISED them.
| Option | Issues |
|---|---|
| along came...superannuated | 'superannuated' = retired due to age - wrong |
| alone came...surprised | 'alone came' still wrong |
| along came...surprised | both fixes - CORRECT |
| alone came...superannuated | both wrong |
Tip: Eliminate by fixing one error at a time. Only Option 3 fixes BOTH.
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