English · Combination Mistake
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She ___________ about the excitement of hearing the news of her sister’s wedding.
- A
Ran
- B
Jigged
- C
Talked
- D
Wept
Dance performed out of excitement is called a “jig”, which is the proper context for using this word in this case. Weep means to cry which happens in cases of sadness. Talking and running also do not suit the sense of the sentence.
Ran is a verb. The past tense of run. E.g. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him.
Jigged is a verb. It means bob, prance, jiggle, shake, bounce, twitch, wobble, caper, wiggle, jounce. E.g. We jigged to the fiddle music. The word ‘excitement’ in the given sentence leads us to the right option B.
Talked means to say words aloud; to speak to someone. E.g. My little girl has just started to talk.
Wept means to cry tears. E.g. She wept buckets (which means cried a lot) when Paul left.
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