2025 · Q27
Directions: In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used most appropriately and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Braid, Beard, Brood
- 1The engineers were asked to braid the river by converting it into single body with the aid of an artificial dam.
- 2Wise men, they say, often sport a beard.
- 3Among certain avian species the males are known to brood the eggs laid by females. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- A1 and 3 only
- B2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Sentence 1 misuses "braid" (to interweave hair or thread) — one cannot "braid a river" into a single body with a dam. Sentence 2 correctly uses "beard" (facial hair sported by wise men), and sentence 3 correctly uses "brood" (to sit on eggs for hatching) for avian males. Hence 2 and 3 only.