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In each of the following questions, a sentence with four highlighted words is provided. These highlighted words may be either misspelled or used inappropriately. Select the incorrect word as the answer, and if all the highlighted words are correct in spelling and usage, choose ‘ All are correct’ as answer .

When the crown on the head of the newest king, all of the people at the coronation went wild with priase.

Options

A

priase

B

newest

C

crown

D

coronation

E

All are correct

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Correct Answer :

Option A

priase

Solution :

The correct answer/option is priase.


Let us analyze the highlighted words in the given sentence:

1. crown: Spelled correctly and used appropriately as a noun referring to the ceremonial headwear of a monarch.
2. newest: Spelled correctly and used appropriately as the superlative adjective describing the king.
3. coronation: Spelled correctly and used appropriately to refer to the ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
4. priase: This word is misspelled. The correct spelling is praise, which means an expression of approval or admiration.


Therefore, the incorrect word in the sentence is priase.

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