Question
In the following question, a word has been used in
sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE. LETHALÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I) She struggled to pull herself out of the cabin, against the lethal of cold river water. II) Adolf Hitler used Blondi to make sure cyanide capsules were lethal . III) Hydrocyanic acid is a protoplasmic poison, directly lethal to all living tissues, whether in a plant or an animal.Solution
Sentence I is incorrect-"Lethal" is an adjective meaning "deadly" or "causing death." The sentence uses it incorrectly as a noun ("the lethal of cold river water"). This is grammatically incorrect. Sentence II is correct- "Lethal" is appropriately used to describe the cyanide capsules as deadly. Sentence III is correct-"Lethal" is correctly used to indicate that the hydrocyanic acid is deadly to all living tissues. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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