Which of the following words cannot be formed using the letters of the word SANCTION?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → NOTION
A word can be formed only if each of its letters appears in SANCTION at least as many times as in the word. SANCTION has S, A, C, T, I, O once each and N twice.
NOTION needs two Os, but SANCTION has only one O, so it cannot be formed
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) ACTION — Incorrect. A, C, T, I, O, N are each needed once, and all are in SANCTION.
Option (2) NATION — Incorrect. It needs two Ns, and SANCTION has two; A, T, I, O are needed once each.
Option (4) SAINT — Incorrect. S, A, I, N, T are each needed once, and all are in SANCTION.