Banking Exams English — Question 1872
Question
Fill in the blank: 'The politician tried to _____ the crowd with his emotional speech.'
- sway
- swell
- sweep
- swear
Correct answer
A — sway
Explanation (English)
'To sway a crowd' means to influence or win over their opinion, which fits a persuasive speech. 'Swell', 'sweep' and 'swear' do not collocate correctly with 'the crowd' in this sense.
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