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Correct option: B — homonym
homonym. The word ‘fine’ has two different meanings but the same spelling and pronunciation. Therefore, ‘fine’ is an example of a homonym.
Correct option: C — He is the most talented artist in the competition.
He is the most talented artist in the competition. The superlative degree ‘most talented’ is used in Option (c). Hence, option (c) is the most appropriate answer.
Correct option: D — Her idea is more creative than mine.
Her idea is more creative than mine. The sentence given in option (d) uses the correct comparative degree, i.e. ‘more creative’. Hence, option (d) is the most appropriate answer.
Correct option: A — The captain turned down the sails to increase the speed.
The captain turned down the sails to increase the speed. The phrasal verb “turn down” means to reject or to reduce, so it cannot be used for increasing speed. Lowering sails would actually decrease the speed, making the sentence incorrect. The other sentences correctly use their phrasal verbs.
Correct option: B — The reporter covered the current events happening in the city.
The reporter covered the current events happening in the city. In the highlighted sentence, ‘current’ means water flow.In option (b), ‘current’ means present or recent, which has a different meaning but same spelling and pronunciation, making it a homonym.
Correct option: B — strongly
strongly As there is no comparison in the given sentence, positive degree will be used. ‘Strongly’ is a positive degree adverb. Hence, ‘strongly’ is the most appropriate answer.
Correct option: B — Pronoun
Pronoun ‘This’ is a demonstrative pronoun in the given sentence. There are four main demonstrative pronouns:- this, that, these, those.
Correct option: D — New Delhi is hotter than Chandigarh.
New Delhi is hotter than Chandigarh. The adjective ‘hot’ in the comparative degree becomes ‘hotter’, not ‘more hotter’. The correct structure is comparative adjective + than. Hence, option (d) is the most appropriate answer.
Correct option: D — The chef has arranged the cherries in a pattern.
The chef has arranged the cherries in a pattern. ‘In a pattern’ is the correct collocation, which means according to a particular design or order. Hence, option (d) uses the correct collocation.
Correct option: B — He kept the ticket as a memento of his first train journey.
He kept the ticket as a memento of his first train journey. ‘Memento’ means an object kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event. In option (b), ‘memento’ is used as a noun in its proper sense, showing something preserved to remember a past experience.
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