CAT 1997 — VARC Question 8
PrepositionsEasy
Direction: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part.
Rahul Bajaj has done a great job of taking the company to its present status, but it is time that he let go off the reins.
Answer & solution
let go of the reins
- B
stepped down
- C
let go off the reins
- D
delegated responsibility
Solution
We let go ‘of’ something, but we turn ‘off’ the lights.
The proposals in (b) and (d) might go beyond the scope of the sentence.