Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
What is the correct answer?
4
Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
A. secret
B. in myself
C. amongst us
D. between us
Correct Answer :
D. between us
Option (d) is correct, as the secret was kept between the speaker and Sam. Option (a) is wrong, because then the statement becomes redundant. Option (b) is incorrect. Option (c) is wrong, because amongst is used in the case when more than two people or entities are involved.