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Question

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in brackets to fill in the blanks.
The soldiers spent a long period _______ (convalescing).

The correct answer is

recovering

Solution and Explanation:

Convalescing means gradually recovering health and strength after illness or injury.

Option meanings:

travelling – Moving from place to place.
Not related to healing.

attacking – Launching an aggressive action.
Opposite in tone.

ailing – Being ill or sick.
Related to illness, but not recovery.

recovering – Getting better after being unwell.
Correct synonym for "convalescing".

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Important Questions from Sentence Construction

  1. Select the grammatically correct sentence from the given options.

  2. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Ranjith failed in all his exams as he had been addicted of social media.

  3. Select the correctly spelled sentence.

  4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    The US ______ building was built in the year 1800.

  5. Select the option that can substitute/replace the bracketed word correctly and complete the sentence.

    He (seek) for the wallet in his pocket.

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