Identify the correct sentences :-
(A) Vinod's move into comma was unprecedented.
(B) You must conform your plans for next weekend quickly.
(C) The police must follow the next course of action.
(D) You must except the suggestion Rani has put forward.
(E) You must regard my comment as a compliment.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C) and (E) Only
The sentences test words that are easily confused because they look or sound alike.
(A) Vinod's move into comma was unprecedented. — Incorrect.
- A comma is a punctuation mark (,).
- The word needed is coma, a state of deep unconsciousness.
- Correct form: Vinod's move into coma was unprecedented.
(B) You must conform your plans for next weekend quickly. — Incorrect.
- To conform is to follow rules or behave as others expect.
- Plans are made definite with confirm.
- Correct form: You must confirm your plans for next weekend quickly.
(C) The police must follow the next course of action. — Correct.
- A course of action is a plan or way of dealing with a situation, and it is used correctly here.
(D) You must except the suggestion Rani has put forward. — Incorrect.
- Except means "leaving out".
- A suggestion is agreed to with accept.
- Correct form: You must accept the suggestion Rani has put forward.
(E) You must regard my comment as a compliment. — Correct.
- To regard something as is to consider it in a certain way, and a compliment (praise) is the right spelling here, not "complement".