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.

    Seethe I. Police officers are trying to

    seethe the timescale of events leading up to the murder. II. They stand quietly, but secretly they seethe with their anger. III. The grey ocean seethed beneath them.
    A Only II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both II and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In I, the word ‘seethe’ is inappropriate. In II, it means ‘to feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly’. In III, it means ‘to move around very strongly or suddenly or to boil’.

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