Question

Choose the appropriate option to fill in the blank:

The river overflowed its _________ and flooded the area.

• A. edges
• B. fronts
• C. limits
• D. banks

Answer 1

The correct option is D banks

Let’s examine the sentence: “The river overflowed its _________ and flooded the area.” The sentence is trying to say that the water of the river flooded the nearby areas by crossing its boundaries. So, the blank requires a word that means “boundaries of river.” Option A or ‘edges’ means ‘terminating border of any surface’ and so cannot be used here. Option B or ‘fronts’ means ‘the foremost line or part of an army’ and so cannot be used here. Option C or ‘limits’ means ‘the last part of enclosed area’ and so cannot be used here. Option D or ‘banks’ means ‘the land alongside a body of water’ and so is the correct word to be used here. Hence, Option D is the correct answer.