Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable Phrase Preposition.

He accepted the car _______________ his claim for Rs 3,25,000.

(a) on account of

(b) by dint of

(c) in lieu of

(d) because of

Answer 1

Answer:

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c, in lieu of

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Answer 2

He accepted the car in lieu of his claim for Rs 3,25,000.

Detailed answer

The word in lieu of used to denote the word instead of or in place of.

• The sentence if needed can be rewritten as he accepted the car instead of or in place of his claim for Rs 3,25,000.
• The sentence now is a grammatically appropriate sentence that has the right meaning.
• The sentence now conveys that the person has accepted the car instead of the claim for a price