Multiple choice

Directions: Find the statement where the given word hasn't been used correctly.

CONVENTIONAL

  1. It was a very convention film.

  2. The bride was conventionally dressed in a red saree.

  3. There are strict conventions governing the buying and selling of shares.

  4. Convention dictates how cutlery should be laid on a table.
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Explanation

(2) is valid, as usage of term 'conventionally' is used to refer- following established or generally accepted customs of society. (3) & (4) have usage of word conventional as noun-convention which means routines, customary practices. (1) sentence is incorrect because the form in which this word has been used is noun instead it should have been used as an adjective such that 'It was a very conventional film.'

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