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. Dear 1. We hold these values dear to our hearts because they resonate with strong emotional ties. 2. Frank spoke about dear memories of his former schoolmaster and about the school trips and adoration of football they both shared. 3. Books were also very dear and were mostly written in Latin, an unfamiliar language to the common people.
    A Only 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only 1 & 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 1 & 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only 2 & 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All 1, 2 & 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    DEAR means close; 1 uses the word to convey how some values are held close to our hearts. DEAR also means happy or loving; 2 uses this word to speak about how Frank had loving memories of his former school time. DEAR also means valuable or costly; 3 uses this word to explain how books were very expensive. Thus, (e) is the right answer.

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