Fill in the blanks in List - I with the suitable homonyms from List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) The car hit into the ____ vehicle. |
(I) Complements |
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(B) She received many ____ for her melodious voice. |
(II) Stationery |
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(C) Please get me a pen from the _____ shop. |
(III) Stationary |
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(D) A good secretary ____ the work of a chairman. |
(IV) Compliments |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) The car hit into the stationary vehicle. | (III) Stationary | Stationary (adjective) means not moving, standing still; the car hit a vehicle that was standing still. |
| (B) She received many compliments for her melodious voice. | (IV) Compliments | Compliments are words of praise; people praised her sweet voice. |
| (C) Please get me a pen from the stationery shop. | (II) Stationery | Stationery (noun) means writing materials such as pens, paper and envelopes; a pen is sold at a stationery shop. |
| (D) A good secretary complements the work of a chairman. | (I) Complements | To complement is to complete something or make it better by adding what it lacks; a good secretary supports and completes the chairman's work. |
Contrast: stationary means not moving, stationery means writing materials; complement means to complete, compliment means praise.