The sentence(s) given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate…
2026
The sentence(s) given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
They should face legal sanctions__________with their actions.
- A.
Charge
- B.
Complete
- C.
Commensurate
- D.
Indifferent
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Correct answer: C
Concept: A sentence-completion (vocabulary) question is solved by matching the missing word's dictionary meaning to the logical relationship the sentence implies between the two things it links. Where a sentence connects a consequence (a punishment) to its cause (an action), the correct word must express proportionality — corresponding in size, degree, or intensity to something else.
Application: The sentence reads: 'They should face legal sanctions __________ with their actions.' The missing word must describe how the legal sanctions relate to the actions — that the punishment should be proportionate to the offence committed. 'Commensurate' means exactly this: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. Inserting it gives: 'They should face legal sanctions commensurate with their actions' — i.e. the punishment should match the seriousness of what was done.
Cross-check: 'Sanctions commensurate with actions/conduct' is a standard collocation in legal and journalistic English meaning 'proportionate to.' Re-reading the completed sentence confirms this proportionality sense fits naturally, and none of the remaining words carries that meaning.
Contrasting the other options:
Charge — means to formally accuse someone of an offence, or to demand a fee; it describes an act of accusation or demand, not a degree of proportion, and it does not fit 'sanctions __ with their actions.'
Complete — means having all the necessary or appropriate parts; it describes wholeness, not the calibrated correspondence between punishment and offence that the sentence needs.
Indifferent — means having no particular interest or concern; it describes an attitude of unconcern, which is unrelated to whether a punishment's severity matches an offence's seriousness.
The word that captures this proportionality — sanctions matching the seriousness of the actions — is 'commensurate,' so the sentence is correctly completed as: 'They should face legal sanctions commensurate with their actions.'