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. India nationalised coal in the 1970s in the pretence that the public sector would optimise coal production. ii. A total switch to solar and wind energy is impossible since these are pretence only intermittently when the sun shines and wind blows, maybe 25% of the year on an average. iii. These predators often make contact with kids through chat rooms and/or e-mail and often under the pretence of being kids themselves.Solution
Explanation: In the first sentence, pretence is correctly used to describe a false claim or justification for nationalising coal. In the second sentence, pretence is incorrectly used as it does not fit the intended meaning. The correct word should be "present," referring to the state of being available intermittently. In the third sentence, pretence is correctly used to describe a false display or act, as the predators pretend to be kids.
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