Choose the sentences in which the foreign word/phrase is used correctly:
(A) After the landslide, the trekkers in the hills remained incommunicado for two days.
(B) The chef cooked an avant-garde dal, exactly the way our grandmothers used to make it.
(C) The Mehtas dined en famille at a wedding feast with five hundred guests.
(D) The fashion show in Mumbai displayed the latest haute couture of top Indian designers.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) and (D) only
(A) After the landslide, the trekkers in the hills remained incommunicado for two days. — Correct. “Incommunicado” means not able to, or not allowed to, contact other people.
(B) The chef cooked an avant-garde dal, exactly the way our grandmothers used to make it. — Incorrect. “Avant-garde” means very new and experimental, ahead of its time. A dal made in the old family way is not new at all.
Correct form: The young chef is known for her avant-garde dishes that break every old rule.
(C) The Mehtas dined en famille at a wedding feast with five hundred guests. — Incorrect. “En famille” means at home with one’s own family, in a simple and informal way. A feast with five hundred guests is not a family meal.
Correct form: On Diwali night, the Mehtas dined en famille at home.
(D) The fashion show in Mumbai displayed the latest haute couture of top Indian designers. — Correct. “Haute couture” means costly, high-fashion clothes made by leading designers.