Directions: Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank. Anjana is hardly a young lady to do any __________ to her husband.
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Directions: Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Anjana is hardly a young lady to do any __________ to her husband.
- affection
- harm
- praise
- reputation
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - harm
The collocation is 'to do (any) harm to someone': Anjana is hardly the kind of lady to do any harm to her husband. 'Do any affection/praise/reputation to' is not idiomatic English.
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