Question

Choose the correct option to fill the blank.
The officer asked the peon _____ why he was late.
A. That
B. If
C. But
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A language unit having one or more sounds that are spoken or their written representation that serves as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are usually divided in writing by spaces, and are phonologically differentiated in many languages, as by accent.

Complete answer:
Words consist of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units that are vulnerable to independent usage or are composed of two or three such units combined under certain conditions of linkage.

There are millions of words in English. Each word has a specific meaning of its own. Also, same words may mean different things depending upon the context in which it is used. A word has its own meaning. We cannot place a word freely in a sentence. The word has to compliment the sense of the sentence. Now, to find out which of the given words will fit in the provided sentence, let us look at the context.

The officer asked Peon to explain why he was late. This explanation is denoted by ‘why’ in the sentence. The sentence is therefore right and full. So, the correct option is D. it does not require any changes at all.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’

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