English usage – sentence improvement: Select the correct prepositional phrase to complete 'joined the princes … crushing them' in a historically framed sentence.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Improvement
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ainto crushing
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Bin crushing
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Cwithout crushing
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DNo improvement
Answer
Correct Answer: in crushing
Explanation
Given sentence'… the Protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.'
Concept/ApproachThe verb 'join' takes the preposition 'in' when followed by a gerund to denote participation in an activity: 'join (someone) in doing (something)'.
Correction'joined the princes in crushing them.'
Common pitfalls'at crushing' is unidiomatic; 'into crushing' changes meaning; 'without crushing' negates the action.
Final Answerin crushing