Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Since she is a teacher of language, one would not expect her to be guilty of a _____________.

• A. aberration
• B. solecism
• C. schism
• D. bombast
• E. stanchion

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

solecism

Option B: 'Solecism' means 'a grammatical mistake in speech or writing'.

Here, one would not expect her, the 'teacher', to be guilty of 'a grammatical mistake'.

The word forms a complete meaningful sentence and hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Aberration' means 'departure from something that is normal or usual'.

Option C: 'Schism' means 'a split or division between people or groups'.

Option D: 'Bombast' is 'a high-sounding language with little meaning, meant to impress people'.

Option E: 'Stanchion' is 'a frame forming a support or barrier'.

These words do not form a complete meaningful sentence.

Hence options A, C, D and E are wrong.