Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful. Two of the fugitives managed to remain free by adeptly avoiding the ______ of the police.
Q1. Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningful. Two of the fugitives managed to remain free by adeptly avoiding the ______ of the police.
Answer: Pursuit
Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'Pursuit' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.