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    Question

    In the question given below, a word has been given and

    there are three ways in which the word has been used, in similar or different forms. You need to see which of the following sentence(s) has/have incorrectly used the given word and mark your answer accordingly. Baited I. "Everyone is waiting with baited breath to see the results of the commission," said Mike Dark, an attorney for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, a nonprofit watchdog group. II. Might there be a silver lining here for those of us waiting with baited breath for the next big sci-fi, fantasy or comic-book movie? III. "This is not about my family or his family," Mr. Biden said at one point, after Mr. Trump tried to bait him with an attack on his son Hunter.
    A Only I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C I & II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D I & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    (e) 'Bait' is a verb, which means 'deliberately annoy or taunt(someone) '. Usage in statement III is grammatically and contextually correct. The word is used as an adjective in statement I and II to qualify the noun 'breath'. Hence, they are grammatically incorrect. Hence, (e) is correct.

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