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    Question

    Direction : In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.

    There was a persistency (A) to his nature, a sort of

    dogged (B) determination that she would have admired (C) if it didn't great (D) her so.
    A persistency Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B dogged Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C admired Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D great Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, ‘great’ is incorrect. It should be ‘grate’. It means ‘to have an annoying or painful effect’. There was a persistency to his nature, a sort of dogged determination that she would have admired if it didn't grate her so.

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