Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. For each sentence, select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentence. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.
(i) If you meet your teacher Mr. Ronikey there, please pay my (A) compliments (B) complements to him.
(ii) Your elder brother is a member of the National Cadet (A) Corps (B) Crops.
(iii) The police could not (A) elicit (B) illicit any information from the leader of the gang of robbers.
(iv) To use (A) fowl (B) foul language is not a part of his nature as he comes of a very noble family.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because the verb compliment is a gesture of respect or honour. The noun complements indicates something that completes or perfects something.
In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because the noun corps indicates a specialised military unit. The noun crops refers to plants grown for harvesting.
In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because the transitive verb elicit indicates provoking a reaction. However, the adjective illicit means illegal.
In sentence (iv), the correct option is (B) because the adjective foul indicates unpleasant or disagreeable in nature. The noun fowl refers to birds that are used as food such as geese or chicken.