Question
In each question below, two sentences are given with
one blank each. Choose the option which contains the word that fits in both sentences, making them grammatically and contextually correct. 1. The scientist's ____ approach to the experiment yielded results that no conventional method had ever produced. 2. The general ordered his troops to ____ a route through the eastern flank before dawn, cutting off the enemy's supply lines entirely.Solution
Sentence 1 — Needs an adjective/modifier for approach. PIONEER as a noun adjunct means first of its kind, fitting a scientist working in uncharted territory. Sentence 2 — Needs a verb. To PIONEER means to open or prepare new ground, fitting the military context of advancing ahead to secure the flank. Options 1 & 5 are only adjectives — unusable as verbs in S2. Options 2 & 4 work as verbs in S2 but are contextually hollow in S1.
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