Question
Diligence A. His success was largely due to his
diligence . B. A fire breaks out suddenly in the house of the Empress, due to diligence of one of her maids. C. He was found guilty of contributory diligence . Below, a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 (None of these) if the word is not suitable in any of these sentences.Solution
The word ‘diligence’ means ‘the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort’. In A, the word is used appropriately, but not in B and C.
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