In each of these questions, a sentence with two words/group of words in ital is given. One of them or both may have certain error; You have to find out the correct word or group of words from among the three choices (A), (B) and (C) given which can replace the wrong word group of words to make the sentence as it is, mark (E).i.e., NCR(No Correction Required) as your answer.
It was heartening news that you narrowly escaped being run over by a speeding car yesterday.
A. narrowed… run over
B. narrowly… run across
C. narrowed down… running over
Original version is correct. Narrowly is an adverb that correctly modifies the verb escape. To run over means to get hit by a vehicle.
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