Question

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate option to form a compound noun:
Press the _________ alarm. I see some sparks in the circuit.

• A. morning
• B. burning
• C. fire
• D. dark

Answer 1

The correct option is C fire

Compound nouns are a combination of two nouns in which the first noun is what kind of a person or object it is or what the purpose of the noun is whereas the second noun identifies the first noun.

In the given sentence, the second part indicates 'some sparks' which point towards a possibility of fire. From the given options, the noun that best describes the alarm is option C) 'fire' to form 'fire alarm'. Options A) , B) and D) do not correctly describe the alarm in context of the sentence and therefore are incorrect answers.