CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
bonus:meaning of clutched
A
grasped tightly
B
accident
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain: Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother’s hand.

Detailed explanation-2: -: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly. He clutched his chest and appeared to be in pain. obsolete : clench. intransitive verb.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of clutch are grab, grasp, seize, snatch, and take. While all these words mean “to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand, ” clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding.

Detailed explanation-4: -in. to become very tense and anxious; to freeze with anxiety. I have been known to clutch up before a race. See also: clutch, up.

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