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. CONTAGIOUS
I. Laughter is often contagious, spreading rapidly among a group of people and lifting their spirits.
II. The patient’s contagious enthusiasm for the project motivated the entire team to give their best effort.
III. The doctor warned that the flu was contagious and advised everyone to take precautions to avoid infection.

Q: Answer-In the given question, a word has been given and there are three ways in which the word has been use...

In Sentence I, contagious is used correctly in a figurative sense, meaning something that spreads quickly, like laughter. In Sentence II, contagious is incorrectly used. Contagious refers to something that spreads typically a disease or behavior, but enthusiasm is not typically described as contagious in this sense. The more appropriate term would be infectious. In Sentence III, contagious is used correctly to describe a disease that can spread from person to person. Thus, only Sentences I and III have used the word correctly.