Question

    In the given question, 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 sentences have correctly used the highlighted word, and mark that as your answer. Pool i. remarkable in the auto industry / has made the German automaker / significant facelift was made to / pool out exotic elegance that. ii. Baratto or the twins had either the brains / less stay mum about it for months / or nerve to pool off a heist like that, much / someone grabbed the dough and Dean didn't believe. iii. rise of crowd funding, the practice of pooling / donations from a large number of individuals / of asking for money, particularly with the / the internet, however, ushered in new ways.
    A Both i & iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both ii & iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All except i & ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only i Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    1.       (d) a) 'Pool' means 'a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally' (when acting as a noun); and 'accumulate' (when acting as a verb). b) 'Pool'(noun) - A shared supply of vehicles or resources to be drawn on when needed. Sentence i after rearrangement - 'Significant facelift was made to pool out exotic elegance that has made the German automaker remarkable in the auto industry.' In sentence i: 'Pool out' is not a meaningful usage and can be replaced with 'pull out' (to remove) to make the sentence meaningful. Sentence ii after rearrangement - 'Someone grabbed the dough and Dean didn't believe Baratto or the twins had either the brains or nerve to pool off a heist like that, much less stay mum about it for months.' In sentence ii: 'Pool off' is not a meaningful usage and needs to be replaced with 'pull off' (achieve; succeed in doing something) to make the sentence meaningful. Sentence iii after rearrangement - 'The internet, however, ushered in new ways of asking for money, particularly with the rise of crowd funding, the practice of pooling donations from a large number of individuals.' In sentence iii: Here, 'pooling' acts as a verb and means 'accumulating' and makes perfect sense in the sentence [to accumulate donations from many individuals]; thus, this sentence uses the given word correctly. Answer is option (d).

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