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    Question

    In the following question, a word has been used in

    sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE. LETHAL               I) She struggled to pull herself out of the cabin, against the lethal of cold river water. II) Adolf Hitler used Blondi to make sure cyanide capsules were lethal . III) Hydrocyanic acid is a protoplasmic poison, directly lethal to all living tissues, whether in a plant or an animal.
    A Only III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both I & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both I & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both II & III Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Sentence I is incorrect-"Lethal" is an adjective meaning "deadly" or "causing death." The sentence uses it incorrectly as a noun ("the lethal of cold river water"). This is grammatically incorrect. Sentence II is correct- "Lethal" is appropriately used to describe the cyanide capsules as deadly. Sentence III is correct-"Lethal" is correctly used to indicate that the hydrocyanic acid is deadly to all living tissues.                                                

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