Question
Given below are three sentences with one common word
emboldened. Choose the correct pair of sentences from the options given that use the word incorrectly. Interest i.Extra-curricular activities interest the students and therefore they have been a part of our regular engagements. ii.I tried to interest my mother in buying a new smartphone for me; however, she refused to buy the same stating that I am not in college yet. iii.East India Company’s interests were always in procuring as many benefits from Indian resources and exporting everything to its own country.ÂSolution
i.‘Interest’ is used as a verb, which means that a particular thing makes someone incline or attract towards it. ii.‘Interest’ is used as a verb. Here it is used as ‘to persuade’ or ‘to convince’ someone. iii.‘Interest’ is used as a noun. Here it means ‘concern’ or a ‘feeling’ or a ‘behaviour’ to get something.Â
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