Question

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.

Harbinger (i) This book may well be considered

the harbinger of the next generation of community studies. (ii) An autumnal breeze, an early harbinger of winter, skittered high and forlorn among the loblolly pines. (iii) Many cultures consider the rooster to be a harbinger of good luck and good fortune.

A Only ii

B Both ii and iii

C Both i and iii

D i, ii and iii

E None of these

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Harbinger (i) This book may well be considered

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