The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. The first year of a child's life ischaracterisedin rapid physical growth.
A
is
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B
characterised
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C
in
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D
physical
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Solution
The correct option is D in The sentence is talking about a child's first year of life. The underlined words 'is', 'characterized' and 'physical' are correctly used in the sentence. But, the verb 'characterized' is always followed by 'by' and not 'in'. Therefore, the correct answer is option C) in.