Question
The far-sighted internationally acclaimed
theatre personality, Phillip Zarrilli, died after a fourteen-year battle with cancer that did very little to deter his indomitable spirit and unflagging dedicate to his practice. 1) renowned, indomitable, dedication 2) lauded, conquerable, commitment 3) esteemed, invincible, devotion In the question given below, a sentence is given with three words in bold. Three answer choices are given each including three words which can replace the three highlighted words respectively. Select the option that gives the correct combination of the answer choices. In case, the sentence is correct as it is. Select 'No improvement.'Solution
In the given sentence, use of 'dedicate'(verb) is incorrect as the adjective 'unflagging' will modify a noun. Choice 1 i.e. 'renowned' (means 'famous'), 'indomitable' (means 'impossible to subdue or defeat') and 'dedication'(means 'the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose') fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. In choice 2, use of word 'conquerable' (means 'possible to defeat or take control of by force') is incorrect as the sentence talks about a person who battled strongly against cancer and also he was committed to theatre. Choice 3 i.e. 'esteemed' (means 'admired'), 'invincible' (means 'too powerful to be defeated or overcome') and 'devotion' (means 'love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for an activity) fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. Hence, the answer is option b).
'A', 'B' and 'C' started a business together such that 'A' invested a 50% of the total capital invested by 'A', 'B' and 'C' together, 'B' invested 30% o...
- Ramesh and Suresh invested Rs. 2400 and Rs. 1800 in a business. At the end of the year, the profit was Rs. 8400. What is the difference in their share of p...
A and B started a business by investing sum in the ratio 4:7 respectively for 6 and 8 months respectively. If annual profit earned by B is Rs.2100, then...
A and B started a business by investing Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 18,000 respectively. A also worked as the active manager and for that he is entitled to recei...
Ravi and Rohit started a business in partnership. Ravi invested Rs. 15,000. Rohit left the business after 6 months. If at the end of the year, the profi...
A and B started a partnership with the investment of Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000. After 4 months, B decreased 40% of his investment and after the end of year ...
'A', 'B' and 'C' started a business such that the sum invested by 'B' is (1/4)th of the total sum invested by all of them together and (1/2) of the sum...
Paras and Punit started a business by investing Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 24,000 respectively. Paras also worked as the active manager and for that he is enti...
Ram started a business with the capital investing Rs 6000. After 3 months Shyam also joined him, with the capital investing Rs 4000. They make a profit ...
A started a business with an investment of Rs.12000. After few months B joined him with an investment of Rs.15000. If at the end of the year, they share...
