Sentence completion (contrast with habitual defect): Choose the best contrastive ending. He always stammers in public meetings, but his today's speech ______.
Verbal Ability
Completing Statements
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Awas fairly audible to everyone present in the hall
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Bwas not received satisfactorily
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Ccould not be understood properly
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Dwas not liked by the audience
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Ewas free from that defect
Answer
Correct Answer: was free from that defect
Explanation
Given data
- Premise: He always stammers in public meetings.
- Contrast marker: but.
Concept/ApproachA contrast should negate the usual defect—i.e., the speech did not have stammering.
Option analysisE directly states the speech was free from the stammering defect; other options do not address stammering or are negative in unrelated ways.
Final Answerwas free from that defect