Question
Each of the Following questions presents a word in
bold, followed by three sentences using that word. The word may be used correctly or incorrectly in each sentence. Select which sentence(s) use the word correctly by marking the option that corresponds to your answer. Word: Nostalgic I) Looking at old photographs made her feel nostalgic about her childhood. II) The nostalgic movie made the audience cry with sadness and fear. III)He felt nostalgic visiting his hometown after ten years abroad.Solution
• Sentence I is a correct usage. Looking at old photographs often brings about a feeling of nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past. • Sentence III is also correct. Returning to one's hometown after a long absence is a classic trigger for a nostalgic feeling, a wistful yearning for a past time or place. • Sentence II is an incorrect usage. While a nostalgic movie might make the audience cry, it would be with a feeling of sentimental fondness or sadness related to the past, not with fear. Nostalgia is a longing for something, not a feeling of fear.
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