Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence in which the word given below has not been used correctly.

CORRUPT

  1. Offers of money can corrupt public servants.

  2. The evil person enjoys corrupting teenagers.

  3. The French don't approve of their language corruption.

  4. The battlefield was filled with the stench of corruption.

  5. You can't corrupt the text in this manner.
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Explanation

The meaning of term 'corrupt' implied in sentence (1) is to cause to become dishonest. The meaning implied in sentence (2) is 'immorality especially sexually'. In sentence (4) the usage of term 'corrupt' denotes a formal word for 'decay'. In sentence (5) 'corrupt' means spoil. In sentence (3) we have a problem. 'Language corruption' expression should have been 'The French don't approve of their language being corrupted'. Thus, option (3) marks incorrect usage.

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