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In each of the following sentences, the incorrect part of the sentence is underlined. Choose an alternative from the four given options so that the sentence is rendered correct.
Question 68

Even as the team’s die-hard fans lost all hopes of a win, alone came the last batsman and surpassed them with three sixes in a row, leading the team to its victory.

Two errors: "alone came" should be "along came" (the idiom for an unexpected arrival), and "surpassed" should be "surprised" (caught the opponents off guard with sixes).

Why other options fail:

  • Option 2 ("alone came … superannuated"): retains the wrong "alone" and uses "superannuated" (= retired due to age) which is incongruous.
  • Option 3 ("along came … superannuated"): fixes one error but introduces "superannuated" which makes no sense for a cricket scenario.
  • Option 4 ("alone came … surprised"): keeps the wrong "alone."

Option 1: along came the last batsman and surprised.

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