Question

Choose the best option to complete the sentence –
The coach _ _ _ _ _ the players for breaking the rules. He was quite angry.
A) Fawned over
B) Sang about
C) Lashed out at
D) Danced a jig with

Answer 1

Hint : The coach is angry about what the players did, so the answer would be something negative and harsh.

Complete answer:
We will examine all the given options, and then find out the correct option :
Option ‘a' is Fawned over. Fawned over is a slang which is generally used to flatter someone or to attend to someone excessively; to curry favour with someone. For example : Please stop fawning all over the guests. You are embarrassing me. Or, she always fawns over us when we visit.
Option ‘b’ is Sang about. This slang is used to convey, or speak something loudly so that everyone is able to hear it. You sing about something you achieved and want other people to know about. For example : She won a trophy and sang about it the entire day.
Option ‘c’ is Lashed out at. This slang means to hit or kick out at something or someone. This slang also means to suddenly attack someone or something physically, or criticize them in an angry way. For example : I was only teasing him and he suddenly lashed out and hit me in the face.
Option ‘d’ Danced a jig with. A jig is a lively, festive kind of dance. When you do jig, you spend a lot of time hopping, kicking, and shuffling your feet. It is a folk dance, used to represent joy or delight. For example : We danced a jig on new year's eve.
Now, as we know the meaning of all the options, we can easily figure out as to what will be filled in the given blank. Lashed out at, would be the correct answer as it shows an action which comes out of anger.
Hence, option ‘c’, Lashed out is the correct answer. And the complete sentence would be, The coach lashed out at the players for breaking the rules. He was quite angry.

Note : All the other options are about happiness and not anger. Many times, you need to follow the emotion which is being expressed in the sentence to find out the correct answer.