JAMB English Language 2011 Objective — Question 69
Question 69 of 99 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The policemen became suspicious as the boodlums… in their office.
- A. ferreted
- B. ferretted
- C. ferreted aboutCorrect
- D. ferretted about
Explanation
Ferreted about — To 'ferret' means to search for something that is lose or hidden among a lot of things. Ferreted is the past tense of this word. As a phrasal verb, 'ferreted about' collocate with 'about' or 'around' as it is a type of fixed collocation.
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