Question
Deterrent (i) The speech has strengthened our
faith and deterrent . (ii) They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent . (iii) I admire him for his deterrent. Directions : In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.Solution
The word ‘deterrent’ means ‘a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something’. Only in ii, it is correct.
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