Question
A word has been used in the sentences given below.
Identify the statement(s) where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. BARK (I) The dog began to bark loudly as soon as it saw the stranger near the gate.(II) He tried to bark the wrong tree, hoping to find a solution that didn’t exist.(III) The bark of the old oak tree was rough and deeply grooved.Solution
(I) Correct – "bark" as a verb meaning the sound a dog makes.
(II) Incorrect – the correct idiom is “bark up the wrong tree,” not “bark the wrong tree.”
(III) Correct – "bark" as a noun meaning the outer covering of a tree.
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