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The far-sighted internationally acclaimed theatre personality, Phillip Zarrilli, died after a fourteen-year battle with cancer that did very little to deter his indomitable spirit and unflagging dedicate to his practice. 1) renowned, indomitable, dedication 2) lauded, conquerable, commitment 3) esteemed, invincible, devotion

Q: Answer-The far-sighted internationally acclaimed theatre personality, Phillip Zarrilli, died after a fourte...

In the given sentence, use of dedicateverb is incorrect as the adjective unflagging will modify a noun. Choice 1 i.e. renowned means famous, indomitable means impossible to subdue or defeat and dedicationmeans the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. In choice 2, use of word conquerable means possible to defeat or take control of by force is incorrect as the sentence talks about a person who battled strongly against cancer and also he was committed to theatre. Choice 3 i.e. esteemed means admired, invincible means too powerful to be defeated or overcome and devotion means love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for an activity fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. Hence, the answer is option b.

In the question given below, a sentence is given with three words in bold. Three answer choices are given each including three words which can replace the three highlighted words respectively. Select the option that gives the correct combination of the answer choices. In case, the sentence is correct as it is. Select 'No improvement.'

A Only 1 & 2 Correct Incorrect

B only 1 & 3 Correct Incorrect

C All 1, 2 & 3 Correct Incorrect

D Only 2 & 3 Correct Incorrect

E No improvement Correct Incorrect

Detailed Solution

In the given sentence, use of 'dedicate'(verb) is incorrect as the adjective 'unflagging' will modify a noun. Choice 1 i.e. 'renowned' (means 'famous'), 'indomitable' (means 'impossible to subdue or defeat') and 'dedication'(means 'the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose') fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. In choice 2, use of word 'conquerable' (means 'possible to defeat or take control of by force') is incorrect as the sentence talks about a person who battled strongly against cancer and also he was committed to theatre. Choice 3 i.e. 'esteemed' (means 'admired'), 'invincible' (means 'too powerful to be defeated or overcome') and 'devotion' (means 'love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for an activity) fit in the given sentence both contextually and grammatically. Hence, the answer is option b).

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