Question

    Directions: In each question below, word is used in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

    (A) Kindly desist from making so much noise.

    (B) She desisted further efforts to dissuade them.

    (C) Before the medical exam you must desist from food.

    (D) During Ramadan, Muslims desist from smoking during the day.

    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All sentences are correct. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Desist - stop doing something; cease or abstain. In sentence B, the word desist is incorrectly used. In other sentence, desist is correctly used.

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