English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Connotations & Denotations
Directions : In each of the following questions a sentence is given...
Directions : In each of the following questions a sentence is given with a word given in BOLD. Corresponding to each question three sentences are given with the use of the same word. From the options choose the sentences which give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above. The meaning used in the sentence(s) should be different from the one used in the main sentence.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
I. My uncle told me to sow the seeds in a single row as it would be easier to handles the plants later.
II. My nephew was amazed to see the plump sow in the pig farm; he had never seen one before.
III. The tailor had sewn the shirt deftly and it bore the mark of a true artiste.
Options
- AOnly I and III
- BOnly II
- COnly I and II
- DOnly II and III
Correct answer
A. Only I and III
Step-by-step solution
“Sow” in the given sentence means ‘an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed’.
‘Sow’ in sentence I means ‘plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth’.
‘Sow’ in sentence II means an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed’.
‘Sewn’ in sentence III is the past participle form of ‘sew’ which means ‘to stitch’
Obviously, sentence I and sentence III give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
‘Sow’ in sentence I means ‘plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth’.
‘Sow’ in sentence II means an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed’.
‘Sewn’ in sentence III is the past participle form of ‘sew’ which means ‘to stitch’
Obviously, sentence I and sentence III give a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.