Question

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
The children in the bus escaped the accident by _____.

• A. hair breadth
• B. the hair's breadth
• C. a hair's breadth
• D. a breadth of hair

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

a hair's breadth

The phrase, 'a hair's breadth' means 'a very small amount or margin'. When used in the given sentence, it means: The children in the bus escaped the accident narrowly. i.e They were almost going to get hurt. But they escaped by a small margin of luck. Hence, option C completes the given sentence meaningfully.

Options A and B are incorrect as the vowel is absent in the phrase in option A and the wrong vowel is used in option B. Option C is incorrect as there is no phrase such as 'a breadth of hair'. It is an incorrect usage.