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.
The thoughtful complement about her artistic skills inspired her to create more, fuelled by the recognition of her talent.
Correct Answer :
complement
Solution :
To find the word that is wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence, let us analyze the highlighted words: complement, artistic, fuelled, and recognition.
1. artistic: This word is spelt correctly and is appropriate in the context, referring to her skills related to art.
2. fuelled: This word is spelt correctly (alternative spelling of 'fueled') and is appropriate in the context, meaning stimulated or energized.
3. recognition: This word is spelt correctly and is appropriate in the context, referring to the appreciation or acknowledgement of her talent.
4. complement: Let us check the meaning of this word in the given context. The sentence describes a "thoughtful" remark about her artistic skills that "inspired her to create more". The word needed here is one that means a polite expression of praise or admiration. That word is compliment (with an 'i'). The word complement (with an 'e') means a thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality. Therefore, "complement" is inappropriate in this context and should be replaced by "compliment".
Thus, the inappropriate word is complement.
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