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    Question

    Below, a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 (None of these) if the word is not suitable in any of these sentences.

    Yield

    A. Increasingly, farm land is yielding to property development.

    B. Our research has only recently begun to yield important results.

    C. All you need to do is gently yield the water with a finger or paintbrush.

    A Only A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both A and B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both B and C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Yield in A- to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to. Yield in B- an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied.

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