Question

Choose the adjective for an underlined phrase which describes the personality:
When Amitabh started his career he was a youth having long, thin arms and legs and had rather awkward manners.
A) Plumb youth
B) Flabby youth
C) Stout youth
D) Gangling youth

Answer 1

Hint: In the given question we have to choose from the given options, an option which rightly describes the underlined phrase in the sentence. The adjective must be able to replace the underlined phrase.

Complete answer:
Let us first understand the meaning of the given options:
A) Plumb youth - plumb means very straight and youth means a young man therefore, plumb youth implies a straight young man.
B) Flabby youth - flabby means chubby or overweight and youth means a young man, therefore, flabby youth implies an overweight young man.
C) Stout youth - stout means strong and thick built. Therefore, stout youth means a young man with a heavy and thick build.
D) Gangling youth - Gangling means bony, angular or skinny with weird movements. Therefore, gangling youth means a young man with a skinny body and weird movements.

The correct option is Gangling youth. The sentence can be rewritten as -
When Amitabh started his career he was a gangling youth.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Gangling is an adjective and youth is a noun. The adjective is placed before the noun to tell its quality. Adjectives are the words that modify noun or noun phrases in a given sentence.