“I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice.”
Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above?
A.
Fowl
B.
Rack
C.
Plumb
D.
Vise
The correct answer is:
C. Plumb
Explanation: In the sentence, “plum” should be corrected to “plumb.” The correct expression is “plumb the depths,” which means to explore or understand something thoroughly.
- B. Rack should replace “wrack” because the correct phrase is “rack my brain,” meaning to strain one’s brain to recall something or solve a problem.
The corrected sentence should read: “I had to rack my brain and plumb the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice.”
The other options, A. Fowl and D. Vise, do not fit the context of the sentence.