Multiple choice

Directions: Find the statement where the given word hasn't been used correctly.

CONVENTIONAL

  1. It was a very convention film.

  2. The bride was conventionally dressed in a red saree.

  3. There are strict conventions governing the buying and selling of shares.

  4. Convention dictates how cutlery should be laid on a table.

  5. All are correct.
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Explanation

(2) is valid, as the term 'conventionally' is used to refer following of established or generally accepted customs of society. (3) and (4) have usage of the word conventional as the noun convention, which means routine, customary practices. (1) is incorrect because the word has been used as a noun where it should have been an adjective. 'It was a very conventional film.'

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