Question
Directions: In each question below, word is used in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. (
- A Kindly desist from making so much noise. (
- B She desisted further efforts to dissuade them. (
- C Before the medical exam you must desist from food. (
- D During Ramadan, Muslims desist from smoking during the day.
Solution
Desist - stop doing something; cease or abstain. In sentence B, the word desist is incorrectly used. In other sentence, desist is correctly used.
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