Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of Homonyms:
I heard an ____________ when I was going to the tailor for ____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → altercation, alteration
- Altercation means a noisy argument or quarrel. One can hear an altercation, so it fits the first blank: "I heard an altercation".
Example: There was an altercation between the driver and the conductor. - Alteration means a change, especially to the size or fit of clothes. One goes to a tailor for alteration, so it fits the second blank.
Example: The trousers are too long and need alteration. - Alternative means another possible choice. It fits neither blank: one does not hear an alternative, and a tailor does not provide one.
Example: We had no alternative but to walk home.
Complete sentence: I heard an altercation when I was going to the tailor for alteration.