Adjectives (word choice): Choose the word that best completes the sentence “The grapes are now ______ enough to be picked.” Select the adjective that naturally collocates with fruit ready for harvest.

Verbal Ability Selecting Words Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    ready
  • B
    mature
  • C
    ripe
  • D
    advanced

Answer

Correct Answer: ripe

Explanation

Concept

  • For fruit suitable for eating/harvest, the idiomatic adjective is ripe.

Option analysisripe — correct and idiomatic with fruit.ready — broad/less precise; acceptable but not best.mature — often used for people/processes; for fruit, “ripe” is preferred.advanced — not used for fruit ripeness.

Final Answerripe

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