Question

In the question below are given two sentences numbered I and II. In these sentences, two homonyms are given in italics type, which may be either mis-spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Read both the sentences carefully and decide on their correctness on the basis of the italicized words.
I. The tenur of his speech was not clear.
II. His teneur of office is drawing to a close.

• A. only sentence I is correct
• B. only sentence II is correct
• C. both the sentences I and II are correct
• D. I as well as II are incorrect, but both could be made correct by interchanging the italicized words
• E. neither I nor II is correct, and the sentence could not be made correct by interchanging the italicized words

Answer 1

The correct option is E neither I nor II is correct, and the sentence could not be made correct by interchanging the italicized words

The correct answer is Option E.

The correct word in sentence 1 should be TENOR which means overall meaning.

The correct word in sentence 2 should be TENURE which means duration.

Thus both the sentences are incorrect and cannot be corrected by changing the italicized words.