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 has/have correctly used the highlighted word, and mark that as your answer. Contemporary I. Our architectural and urban planning systems, developed in a vastly different time, are long overdue to address many of these complex contemporary issues. II. His contemporarily need not fret; there is little or no chance of the joust between the US and Europe taking place in that form. III. It was the most ever paid for a work of contemporary art.
    A I & III both Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B III only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C II only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D II & III both Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    1.       (a) Contemporary(noun)- things that are contemporary are either happening at the same time or happening now; a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another. It has been used correctly in I and III. II - The possessive pronoun ('his' in this case) is followed by a noun; e.g. this is my book vs this book is mine. In III, the adverb 'contemporarily' should be replaced by the noun 'contemporaries'. Option A is the correct answer.

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