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JAMB English Language 2022 Objective — Question 37

Question 37 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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The Governor held forth for several minutes on the need to fight corruption in the state.

  • A. The Governor was silent for minutes when corruption was being discussed.
  • B. The Governor whispered a few things about corruption.
  • C. The Governor spent time saying a few things about corruption.
  • D. The Governor gave a rather long speech on the need to fight corruption.Correct

Explanation

'Held forth' means to speak at length/lecture on a subject, so it describes the Governor giving a fairly long speech about fighting corruption.

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