A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences…
2021
A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences given below. Identify the statements where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. If the word has been used incorrectly in all the statements, mark (e), “None of these”, as your answer.
Accent
(i) There has been much discussion about celebrity’s accent in a reality show.
(ii) Temple jewellery was mostly made from gold and silver and finished with handcrafted accents.
(iii) Succeeding public authorities cannot accent the work of their predecessors.
- A.
only (ii)
- B.
both (i) and (ii)
- C.
both (ii) and (iii)
- D.
all (i), (ii), (iii)
- E.
none of these
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Correct answer: B
In sentence (i), 'accent' refers to a way of speaking. In sentence (ii), 'accents' refers to decorative details. Sentence (iii) does not use the word correctly in the visible context. Therefore both (i) and (ii) are correct.