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Which of the phrases a: b: c: and d: given below should replace the phara given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence gram…

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Which of the phrases a: b: c: and d: given below should replace the phara given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and ?No correction required? mark e: as the answer.
I was taken back by his sudden comment on this issue
  • Awould be taken back by
  • Bwas taken backwards by
  • Cwas taken back for
  • Dwas taken aback by
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The phrase used is gramatically incorrect.

The correct usage of phrase is: was taken aback.

The sentence would read as:

I was taken aback by his sudden comment on this issue.