Identify the incorrectly spelt word in the sentence and select the option that…
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Identify the incorrectly spelt word in the sentence and select the option that gives its correct spelling.
Galileo escaped burning for hersey because he apologised and withdrew his previous statements.
Answer: C. Heresy — ConceptSpelling correction requires comparing the exact form used in a sentence with standard orthography. The replacement must correct that same token while…
- A.
Withdraw
- B.
Gallileo
- C.
Heresy
- D.
Apologissed
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Spelling correction requires comparing the exact form used in a sentence with standard orthography.
The replacement must correct that same token while preserving the sentence’s meaning and grammar.
Application
In the sentence, ‘hersey’ is not the standard spelling of the noun for a belief contrary to accepted doctrine. The standard spelling is ‘heresy’: h-e-r-e-s-y.
Contrast
‘Withdraw’ is already a standard base-form verb, while the sentence uses its past-tense form ‘withdrew’; it does not replace ‘hersey’.
‘Gallileo’ changes the proper name ‘Galileo’ and does not correct the misspelled noun.
‘Heresy’ directly supplies the standard spelling required for ‘hersey’.
‘Apologissed’ changes ‘apologised’, which is already correctly spelt in British English, and does not correct the target noun.
Cross-check
Substituting ‘heresy’ gives a grammatical sentence with the intended meaning: Galileo escaped burning for heresy because he apologised and withdrew his previous statements.
Result
The required correction is ‘Heresy’.