Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
The invaders carried out______acts that shook the world.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → barbaric
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: The invaders carried out barbaric acts that shook the world. Deciding clue: the noun "acts" right after the blank.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) barbarism | Barbarism is a noun meaning a savage, uncivilised state or behaviour. A noun cannot describe "acts" here. | The war pushed the region back into barbarism. |
| (2) barbarity | Barbarity is a noun meaning extreme cruelty. It fits the pattern "acts of barbarity", not "barbarity acts". | The world was shocked by the barbarity of the massacre. |
| (3) barbarisation | Barbarisation is a rare noun for the process of making something barbaric. It cannot describe a noun. | – |
| (4) barbaric (answer) | A word placed before a noun to describe it must be an adjective. Barbaric is the adjective meaning extremely cruel and savage. | The attack on the unarmed villagers was a barbaric crime. |