Question
In each question below, four words printed in bold type
are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer. The intricate (A) clockwork mechanism whirred and ticked , (B) its delicate gears performing their prescribed (C) task with flawless precesion . (D)Solution
only "precesion" needs correction. "Precision" refers to the accuracy and exactitude of something, which makes it the ideal word to describe the flawless functioning of the gears.
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