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Correct option: D — than the students began to leave.

than the students began to leave. ‘No sooner …than’ is a fixed pair of conjunctions. Therefore, ‘that’ will be replaced with ‘than’. Hence, ‘than the students began to leave’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — a rented accommodation

a rented accommodation ‘Rented accommodation’ means a property that is occupied by a tenant who pays rent to the owner, or landlord. The given sentence states that he requests his friend Raghu to help him find a rented accommodation. Hence, 'a rented accommodation' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — gives us much information

gives us much information According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb. At the end of a singular verb, s/es is used. In the given sentence, ‘this book’ is a singular subject that will take ‘gives’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘gives us much information’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — owing primarily to a rise

owing primarily to a rise ‘Owing to’ means because of & ‘primarily’ means mainly. ‘Rise’ means increase in number. The given sentence states that the food intolerance industry has grown dramatically in the previous decade, owing primarily to a rise in Coeliac and Crohn’s disease cases, as well as increasing awareness among health-conscious clients. Hence, ‘owing primarily to a rise’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — can get positive conclusive value

can get positive conclusive value The given sentence needs an adjective (conclusive) to describe the noun ‘value’, and not the verb ‘conclude’. Hence, ‘can get positive conclusive value’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — as he had been addicted to

as he had been addicted to ‘To’ is a fixed preposition used after the verb ‘addicted’. Hence, ‘as he had been addicted to’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — credulous

credulous ‘Credulous’ means willing to believe or trust too readily. The given sentence states that the credulous investors believed in every word the analysts said. Hence, 'credulous' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — else but your pride which makes

else but your pride which makes ‘Nothing … but’ or ‘Nothing else … but’ means only. The given sentence needs the conjunction ‘but’ after ‘nothing else’ to make it grammatically correct. Hence, ‘else but your pride which makes’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — called around but he wasn’t able to

called around but he wasn’t able to ‘Call around’ means to call multiple people to find information about something. The given sentence states that Mr. Adhil called around but he wasn’t able to find the scooter part he needed. Hence, 'called around but he wasn’t able to' is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — come up with

come up with ‘Come up with’ means to suggest or think of an idea or plan. The given sentence states that we need to come up with a solution to this problem before it gets worse. Hence, 'come up with' is the most appropriate answer.