Direction: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.

Delegates of the conflicting countries formally meet at a conference to ironing out their differences.

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  1. No substitution
  2. to ironed
  3. for iron in
  4. to iron out

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Option 4 : to iron out
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The correct answer is "to iron out."
Key Points

  • The error in the sentence is the misuse of the phrase "to ironing out."
  • The correct form is "to iron out."
  • "Iron out" is the correct phrasal verb in this context, meaning to resolve or smooth out issues or differences through discussion and negotiation.
  • Therefore, the​ correct answer is Option 4.

Correct sentence: Delegates of the conflicting countries formally meet at a conference to iron out their differences.

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