{"id":133662,"date":"2024-08-24T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133662"},"modified":"2024-08-24T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:11:17","slug":"which-of-the-following-homophones-should-be-used-to-correct-the-sentence-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/24\/which-of-the-following-homophones-should-be-used-to-correct-the-sentence-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Fowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Rack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Plumb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Vise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Plumb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In the sentence, &#8220;plum&#8221; should be corrected to &#8220;plumb.&#8221; The correct expression is &#8220;plumb the depths,&#8221; which means to explore or understand something thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B. Rack<\/strong> should replace &#8220;wrack&#8221; because the correct phrase is &#8220;rack my brain,&#8221; meaning to strain one&#8217;s brain to recall something or solve a problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The corrected sentence should read: &#8220;I had to <strong>rack<\/strong> my brain and <strong>plumb<\/strong> the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other options, <strong>A. Fowl<\/strong> and <strong>D. Vise<\/strong>, do not fit the context of the sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice.&#8221; 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. 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