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.

Dara Singh _____ from Punjab.

• A. Hales
• B. Hails
• C. Any one of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Hails

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

Options A and B:

'Hails from' means 'to come from or have been born in a particular place'.

It is relevant to the given sentence, as the person 'Dara Singh' is "from Punjab".

'Hales' means 'to be healthy and strong'. 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.

Note: 'Hails from (somewhere) is a phrasal verb and hence has a different meaning from the word 'hail', which means 'to welcome'.

Phrasal verbs are idiomatic and have meanings different from the literal meanings of the words.