Question

    Given below are three sentences which use a common word highlighted. Find out the correct pair of the sentences that use the word correctly.

    i.            The team is leaving for the States tomorrow for the annual conference.

    ii.            He stated again and again that he was not culpable for the alleged crime.

    iii.            I have gone through all the states of the first edition of the newly launched book.

    A Only i Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only i and ii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only i and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only ii and iii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In the first sentence, States refers to ‘The United States of America.’ In the second sentence, States refers to an action of expressing of mentioning. In the third sentence, ‘states’ refers to the specific printed version of the first edition of a book.

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