Q15
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
Read the following sentences and then select the correct option. (i) One should not interfere in the personal affairs of others. (ii) The personal in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries.
- a.Only Sentence (i) is correct.
- b.Only Sentence (ii) is correct.
- c.Sentences (i) and (ii) are both correct.
- d.Sentences (i) and (ii) are both incorrect.
Answer: (A) Only Sentence (i) is correct.
Sentence (i) is correct: "personal" is an adjective meaning private. Sentence (ii) is wrong because it needs the noun "personnel" (the staff of an organisation): "The personnel in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries." So only sentence (i) is correct. Similar confusable pairs that are regularly tested: stationary/stationery, principal/principle, complement/compliment, council/counsel, affect/effect, eminent/imminent and loose/lose.