Multiple choice

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

Nanny

  1. We employed a nanny to look after the child.

  2. Don't nannite the child, give him some independence.

  3. A teenage boy doesn't want nannying.

  4. A nanny goat is the feminine of a billy goat.

  5. Nannies ought to have a spirit of motherhood.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The different forms in which the term 'nanny' can be used - meaning a child's nurse, or being protective toward someone or a female goat - are nanny, nannying or nanny goat. There is no such word as nannite, so this marks option (2) exhibiting incorrect usage. Therefore, option (2) is the required answer.

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