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Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Direction for questions 82 to 84: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested reach question. Choose the correct alternative out of the your as your answer.
T
he editor expected her reporters to be ______, but the number of misquotations in the articles submitted clearly. showed that her expectations were often not met.

A
impartial
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frank
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C
decisive
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D
accurate
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Solution

The correct option is C accurate
Option (4) is correct. Accurate means free from error. Misquotations refer to mistakes made while attempting to reproduce statements made by others. The term but indicates a contrast between the editors expectations of her reporters and their actual performance. It is logical that an editor would expect accuracy from her reporters, and misquotations are an example of inaccuracy.a

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