Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The prisoner was kept in ________.

  1. fetter

  2. fetters

  3. fettered

  4. fettering
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Explanation

'Fetters' (plural noun) means chains or shackles used to restrain prisoners. In this context, the plural form is idiomatic as prisoners are restrained with multiple chains or shackles. 'Fetter' is the singular form, 'fettered' is an adjective meaning restrained, and 'fettering' is a verb form - none fit the grammatical structure 'kept in ____'.

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