Question

Choose the correct word to fill the blank. Two words at A and B are provided for choice. If either of the words can be chosen, choose C and if none of the words can be chosen, then choose D as your choice:

Stalin was _________ of poor parents.

• A. Borne
• B. Born
• C. Any one of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Born

Homophones are words that have the same or similar pronunciations, but different meanings. 'Borne' and 'born' are homophones.

Options A and B:

'Born' means 'brought forth by birth', or 'coming into this world'.

It is relevant to the given sentence, as it means: the person 'Stalin' was brought into this world by poor parents.

'Borne' is the past tense of 'bear', and means 'to hold up or support'.

This word does not fit into the sentence in meaning.

Hence option B is correct and A is incorrect.

Options C and D are incorrect for the same: C cannot be correct because A is incorrect, and D cannot be correct because B is correct.