Choose the correct word which can substitute the following words .
An apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it,but the shared areas are owned by everyone together.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Condominium
A condominium is a building of flats in which each flat is owned separately by the people living in it, while the shared areas belong to all the owners together. The question describes this arrangement: separate ownership of each apartment and joint ownership of the corridors, lifts and gardens.
Example: They bought a two-bedroom flat in a condominium near the city centre.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Multiplex — Incorrect. A multiplex is a cinema building with several screens; it has nothing to do with the ownership of flats.
Example: We watched the new film at the multiplex in the mall.
Option 3: Duplex — Incorrect. A duplex is a flat or house built on two floors, or a house divided into two homes; the word describes the plan of a home, not shared ownership.
Example: Their duplex has the bedrooms upstairs and the kitchen downstairs.
Option 4: Caravan — Incorrect. A caravan is a vehicle that people can live in while travelling, or a group of travellers moving together; it is not a building.
Example: The family spent the summer touring the hills in a caravan.