Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I request you to __________ your crime.
a) Apologise
b) Agree
c) Confess
d) Pardon
e) Submit

Answer 1

Hint: Verbs are those words which indicate the action of the subject in question. They are the most important part of the sentence to complete a clause. Verbs can be classified into different types, physical and mental verbs. Physical verbs are those that describe specific kinds of actions. Eg: hear, tell, run, walk, and talk. Mental verbs are those that portray specific cognitive actions such as think, know. The verb to be used in the above sentence is a physical verb since the action has to be completed by the movement of the mouth of the subject.

Complete answer:

Now, looking at the options given above,
a) Apologize: if there was a preposition or conjunction such as “for”, this word would have been apt for the situation. Hence, this is not the answer.
b) Agree: This word means in concord with; which makes no sense in the sentence.
c) Confess: This word refers to admitting or owning up to the crime or mistake mentioned. This most likely is the correct option.
d) Pardon: is synonymous with forgiving a mistake or crime, which is of no use here.
e) Submit: it means to yield or to be subject to action or emotion. This word does not make sense in the context.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
Don’t confuse between Option b and Options c. Let us analyze the difference in their uses via some examples.
Eg: 1. I agree with the opinion made by the class president since it is the most logical out of all others.
2. He confessed that he stole the charger from Rahul’s room.
Here, the former refers to having the opinion as the class president, while the latter shows that the individual acknowledged that he did something which is morally wrong.