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    Question

    In each question below, four words are printed in bold type. One of these words given in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if there is any. That word is your answer. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark 5) as the answer.

    None of his sons is mature enough to adept to new circumstances.

    A none Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B is Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C enough Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D adept Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No correction required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘adept’ means ‘having a natural ability to do something that needs skill’. The word ‘adapt’ means ‘to change, or to change something, to suit different conditions or uses’.

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