Question

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
The artists presented a display of their best paintings during the exhibition.

• A. The artists displayed their best paintings during the exhibition.
• B. The artists displaced their best paintings during the exhibition.
• C. The artists dispelled their best paintings during the exhibition.
• D. The artists displeasured their best paintings during the exhibition.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The artists displayed their best paintings during the exhibition.

The underlined word, 'display' is a noun which means: A collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at. The associated verb is, 'display' which means: To arrange something or a collecting of things so that it can be seen by the public. The past tense form of the verb is 'displayed', as used in Option A, which is the correct answer.

Option B: This is incorrect as 'displaced' is the past tense form of the verb, 'displace' which means: To force something (or someone) out of its usual or original position. This is different from the verb, 'display'.

Option C: This is incorrect as 'dispelled' is the past tense form of the verb, 'dispel' which means: To remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong. This is different from the verb, 'display'.

Option D: This is incorrect as there is no word such as 'displeasured' in the English language. It carries no meaning.