Question

Replace the underlined part of the sentence with a suitable option, if necessary:
He is likely to win the elections by the sweeping majority.

• A. with the sweeping majority
• B. in sweeping majority
• C. by a sweeping majority
• D. No improvement

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

by a sweeping majority

The underlined words form an adverbial phrase which describe how he is likely to win. The idiom, "win by something" is used where the word "something" indicates the magnitude of the win. Some examples of its usage are: "Win by a large margin" or "win by a sweeping majority" or "win by a whisker" (which means win by a very thin margin). Hence, option C i.e "He is likely to win the elections by a sweeping majority" is correct.

Options A and B are incorrect as the prepositions, "with" and "in" are not used along with the verb, "win" to describe the win.

Option D is not applicable as option C is correct.