Multiple choice

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

RABBIT

  1. Would you like some rabbit stew?

  2. The thieves escaped into the rabbit warren of the slums.

  3. She is a hopeless rabbit at tennis.

  4. Creeping up behind the guard, he rabbited him on the floor.

  5. He is a rabbit amongst a pack of wolfs.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4): “Rabbit” in option (1) is used as of its flesh eaten as meat. Hence, option (1) is correct usage. “Rabbit warren” is the correct usage in (2) as it refers to a place with narrow passage, usually in an overcrowded slum. Hence, (2) is the correct usage. In option (3), rabbit is used as slang for weak player or a beginner at a game, which reflects the correct usage. In option (5), rabbit is used as a weak fearful person. Option (4) is incorrect. Instead of “rabbited him on the floor”, it should have been “he floored him with a rabbit punch” which refers to a sharp blow with the side of the hand to the back of the neck. Hence, (4) is the answer.

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