Multiple choice

(i) As soon as morning begins a hazy smoke will (A) envelope (B) envelop the city. (ii) During the wedding, the (A) bridal (B) bridle makeup costs a fortune. (iii) In a savage (A) duel (B) dual between the militants and the security forces, many militants were killed. (iv) He is involved in an (A) illicit (B) elicit trade of drugs. One day, he will be caught.

Directions: In the following question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. Select the most appropriate word to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

  1. AAAA

  2. BAAB

  3. BABA

  4. BAAA

  5. BBAA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (B) because envelop refers to  wrap around something completely, to surround, either literally or figuratively.  In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because bridal refers to something to do with a bride or a wedding. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because duel refers to any contest between people, teams, or security forces and militants, in this case.  In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because illicit refers to doing something illegal.