Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

The waitress handed over two burning cups of tea and left.

  1. steaming

  2. heating

  3. sweating

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of vocabulary usage. 'Burning cups' is a wrong usage, and for cups full of very hot tea or coffee we use the term 'steaming cups'.

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