Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence:
A person who helps you break the law.
A. Spy
B. Collaborator
C. Ally
D. Accomplice

Answer 1

Hint: We are asked to find the one-word substitute for the given sentence. It is therefore necessary to know the correct meanings of the given options.

Complete answer:
One-word substitutes are the words that replace a sentence or phrase, to give a vivid structure. The given sentence describes someone who helps to break laws.

Option A) Spy – It is an incorrect option because 'Spy' is 'a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organisation'. Thus, it is an incorrect option.

Option B) Collaborator – It is an incorrect option because ‘Collaborator' is a 'person who works together with another person for a special purpose'. Hence it is an incorrect option.

Option C) Ally – It is an incorrect option because 'Ally' is someone who 'helps and supports someone else'. Hence, it is an incorrect option.

Option D) Accomplice – It is the correct option because 'Accomplice' is a person who helps another commit a crime (an unlawful thing). Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: One – word substitutes do not function as a synonym. The selected substitutes should properly describe the words and must be apt to the context. These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them. Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.