Direction : In the following questions, four words are highlighted in bold and…
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Direction : In the following questions, four words are highlighted in bold and numbered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Some words have been swapped from their places and interchanged with other words which are highlighted and labelled. Choose the option which displays correct swapping of words making the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If all words are in their places, choose option (e) ‘’No Correction Required’’ as your answer.
The salient seal (A) of these masks are that (B) they provide a complete features (C) around the nose and mouth with a gasket (D) fitting that provides no leakage.
Answer: C. C-A — ConceptIn a word-swap question, two boldfaced words have exchanged places and must be put back so the sentence becomes both grammatically correct and…
- A.
A-E
- B.
B-D
- C.
C-A
- D.
Both A-B and C-E
- E.
No replacement required
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Correct answer: C
Concept
In a word-swap question, two boldfaced words have exchanged places and must be put back so the sentence becomes both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. The method is to test each word against its natural collocation and the grammar of the clause it sits in: a word belongs where its idiom, number agreement, and meaning all fit.
Application
Read the sentence and check each highlighted word against the slot it occupies:
The salient ____ of a mask: the fixed idiom here is "salient feature" (the most noticeable characteristic). "Salient seal" carries no meaning, so the word in the A slot is misplaced.
they provide a complete ____ : what a mask actually provides around the nose and mouth is a "seal". Also "a complete features" breaks number agreement (singular "a" with plural "features"), so the word in the C slot is misplaced.
Interchanging the A and C words puts "features" into the A slot and "seal" into the C slot.
Result: "The salient features of these masks are that they provide a complete seal around the nose and mouth with a gasket fitting that provides no leakage." This is grammatical and meaningful, so the correct interchange is C and A.
Cross-check
The remaining bold words need no change: "are that they provide" reads correctly, and "gasket fitting" is the right collocation for the part that prevents leakage. Since a valid two-word interchange exists, "No replacement required" cannot apply.