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
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Aright
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Bregular
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Caccurate
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DNo 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