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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The house is in a terrible state; the paint on the doors is ________ badly.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The house is in a terrible state; the paint on the doors is ________ badly.
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Solution
The correct option is A flaking
The correct answer is Option A.FLAKING means to come or fall of from a surface in flakes or layers.As paint gets old, it chips off and falls down. It falls off from a surface in flakes or layers.Thus FLAKING is the correct answer.The remaining options are incorrect because:Rotting, eroding and decaying means gradual destruction.
It does not refer to coming off in flakes or layers.
The correct answer is Option A.
FLAKING means to come or fall of from a surface in flakes or layers.
As paint gets old, it chips off and falls down. It falls off from a surface in flakes or layers.
Thus FLAKING is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
Rotting, eroding and decaying means gradual destruction.
It does not refer to coming off in flakes or layers.
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