Seize, Cease, Crease 1. The customs department decided to <u>seize</u> the consignment of contraband goods. 2. To improve relations the two parties decided that the hostilities between them should <u>cease</u>. 3. Military personnel are required to be attired in trousers with a knife-edge-like <u>crease</u>. In which of the sentences given above has/ have the words been used correctly ?
Directions: In the following items, similar- sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 1, 2 and 3 ✓
Correct Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Seize means to take hold of, cease means to stop, and crease is a folded line. All three are correctly utilized in the given sentences.