Sentence improvement — choose the precise adjective for timekeeping: prefer 'accurate' rather than 'correct/right/regular' for clocks: 'Our office clock is not as accurate as it should be …'

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    right
  • B
    regular
  • C
    accurate
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: accurate

Explanation

Given sentenceOur office clock is not so correct as it should be; it is usually five minutes fast.

Concept/ApproachFor instruments, the natural adjective is accurate, meaning 'showing the correct time'.

Correction'not so correct as' → more idiomatic as 'not as accurate as …'

Why others are suboptimal'right' → informal and less precise.'regular' → refers to interval/consistency, not exactness.'No improvement' → retains weaker diction.

Final Answeraccurate

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