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    Question

    In the following questions, a word has been given and there are three ways in which the word has been used, in similar or different forms. You need to see which of the sentences has/have correctly used the given word and mark your answer accordingly.

    Pine I. The waterfall can be seen and the noise

    of water pining the stone from a height of about 70 feet heard from the road after crossing the village. II. He was actually worrying and pining in his heart, but he could not say anything. III. The first semester was okay, but after Christmas I started to pine for home, wishing I was closer, that I could just be there.
    A Only II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I & II Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All I, II & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Pine (verb) - Suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart. Pine for - Miss or long for. The second and the third sentences use the word correctly. The required word in the first sentence was 'striking'. Option B is the right answer.

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