Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank. The hunter dogs followed the hyena’s ________.
This questions was previously asked in
Combined Graduate Level Examination Tier I 2023
Explanation:
- The hunter dogs followed the hyena’s ________. The correct word is something that fits with tracking or following trails.
- Option 1: sense - Sense refers to perception through sight, smell, hearing, etc. It's not specific to smells alone.
- Option 2: scent - Scent is specifically about the smell, often associated with the trail or odor an animal leaves. This fits perfectly in the context of dogs following a track.
- Option 3: cense - Cense means to perfume with incense, not relevant to tracking.
- Option 4: cents - Cents are a unit of currency and not related to tracking a smell.
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By: Parvesh Mehta