Multiple choice

(i) To save him from snake bite, we need to administer him with an (A) antidote (B) anecdote, which is available in the local market. (ii) A (A) healthy (B) healthful child was delivered by her last Saturday. The family named him Raman. (iii) After working for hours without rest, he felt dizzy, faint and (A) nauseated (B) nauseous. (iv) The next (A) faze (B) phase of elections will be held in the first week of August.

Directions: In the 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. BABB

  2. AAAB

  3. ABBB

  4. AABB

  5. AABA
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) as antidote refers to an actual counter-agent to a poison. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) as healthy is used to describe someone or something that enjoys all that good health. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) as nauseous refers to something that causes a feeling of sickness, and nauseated refers to the actual sensation of sickness, In sentence (iv), the correct option is (b) as phase as a verb, means to do something in stages.

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