All Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Practice

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Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate: take

A. The jury was instructed to take into an account all the evidence presented during the trial.
B. The professor took exception to the student's unsubstantiated claims during the debate.
C. It is easy to take for granted the conveniences of modern technology until they are unavailable.
D. Despite her initial hesitation, she eventually took the lead in the complex research project.

The incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word "take" is in option A: "The jury was instructed to take into an account all the evidence presented during the trial."
Why it's wrong:
The standard idiomatic expression is "take into account," which means to consider something. The indefinite article "an" is incorrectly inserted before "account."
Corrected sentence: "The jury was instructed to take into account all the evidence presented during the trial."

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