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In each question, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, labeled A to E. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
COUGH
Options:
A .  To get admission to a reputed institution is one facet, to cough up the fee is another.
B .  The guard whistled and the engine was about to cough, when we boarded the train.
C .  The candidate gave a little cough to attract the manager’s attention.
D .  In this video for "Cough Up the Bucks," Neil Young wonders about how the economy could have tanked so hard from the back of a limo.
E .  When the patient was about to cough on to the bed, the nurse brought a pan.
Answer: Option E
:
E
Cough, in relation to an engine, is to make a sudden harsh sound. There is no expression as ‘cough on to’. When you ‘cough up’ or ‘cough something up’ you are forced to give something,especially money, unwillingly.option E

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