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Directions (7-11): In each of the questions below four words are highlighted in the sentences. One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark option ‘All are correct’ as your answer.

As the national flag unfurlled in the gentle breeze, a sense of pride and patriotism swept over the crowd.

Options

A

national

B

unfurlled

C

breeze

D

patriotism

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Correct Answer :

Option B

unfurlled

unfurlled

Solution :

The correct option is unfurlled.

Let us analyze the highlighted words in the given sentence to identify the one that is either misspelled or contextually inappropriate:
1. national: This is spelled correctly and is used appropriately to refer to the flag representing the nation.
2. unfurlled: This word is misspelled. The base verb is unfurl (which means to unfold or open up). When forming the past tense, we add the suffix "-ed". Following standard English spelling rules, we do not double the letter 'l' in this case because the final syllable contains a vowel team/dipthong sound ("ur") followed by "l". Therefore, the correct spelling is unfurled (with a single 'l').
3. breeze: This is spelled correctly and fits the context of describing a gentle wind blowing the flag.
4. patriotism: This is spelled correctly and appropriately describes the feeling of devotion and support for one's country.

Consequently, the word unfurlled is the wrongly spelt word in the sentence.

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