S1: The <u>moribund</u> state of the decaying colony depressed everyone. S2: The strength of the collective remained <u>moribund</u> despite attempts at scuttling unity. S3: Driven by a common purpose, the <u>moribund</u> group decided it would prevail notwithstanding of the adverseness of the situation.
Directions: In this section an underlined word has been used variously in three sentences S1, S2 and S3. You are required to determine in how many sentences has the word been used correctly and mark your answer from the options (a), (b) or (c) given below. If the word has not been correctly used in any one or more of the given sentences mark your response as (d).
- A. 1 ✓
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. None
Correct Answer: A. 1
Explanation
Moribund means being in a state of dying or declining. It is correctly used only in sentence S1 to describe the decaying colony.
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