Choose the sentences in which the underlined word is used correctly:
(A) The coal miners came up from the pit covered in black dust.
(B) Rahul was so bored during the long speech that he started counting the ceiling fans.
(C) Every night, Dadi tells us a tail about a clever rabbit and a foolish lion.
(D) The farmer fed dry hay to his cows when the fields were flooded.
(E) We had to higher a taxi to reach the airport at midnight.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) The coal miners came up from the pit covered in black dust. — Correct.
- Miners means people who work under the ground to dig out coal, metals or stones.
(B) Rahul was so bored during the long speech that he started counting the ceiling fans. — Correct.
- Bored means tired and restless because something is dull.
(C) Every night, Dadi tells us a tail about a clever rabbit and a foolish lion. — Incorrect.
- Tail means the part at the back end of an animal’s body.
- The sentence needs tale, which means a story.
- Correct form: Every night, Dadi tells us a tale about a clever rabbit and a foolish lion.
(D) The farmer fed dry hay to his cows when the fields were flooded. — Correct.
- Hay means grass that has been cut and dried to feed animals.
(E) We had to higher a taxi to reach the airport at midnight. — Incorrect.
- Higher means at a greater height.
- It is an adjective, not a verb.
- The sentence needs hire, which means to pay to use something for a short time.
- Correct form: We had to hire a taxi to reach the airport at midnight.