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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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