Question

1) Choose the correct meanings of the phrases /
idioms and rewrite the sentences :
1. Plumes of dust billowed into the crisp, clean
air. (blew, rushed, entered)
2. The victory in the battle was a great morale
booster to the Marathas.
(encouraging, mesmerizing, affecting)
2) Punctuate the following passage :
Sue head had swollen alarmingly she had
two enormous black eyes and a deep cut on
her arm

Answer 1

Answer:

entered.

affecting.

's ; ,

Answer 2

Meanings:

1. Plumes of dust blew into the crisp, clean air.

The word 'billowed' can be conveniently replaced by' blew'. Billowing is used to describe movement of gas and small particles carried by air- either something coming out or going in. For instance,  

Steam billows out of the old railway engines.

or  

Black smoke billowed into the landscape.

It is not mandatory to have an element of rush in billow.  Hence, 'rushed' should not be used.

'Entered' does not do justice to the effect of billowing. Also, 'entered' does not apply specifically to gases or dust, as 'blew' does.

Therefore, the correct answer would be 'blew'.

2. The victory in the battle was encouraging to the Marathas.

The phrase 'morale booster' means encouraging.

'Mesmerizing' means charming or enchanting. It is not a suitable word here.

'Affecting' is also an inappropriate word here since it does not clarify how the Marathas were affected- positively or negatively.

 

Punctuation:

Sue’s (apostrophe added here) head had swollen alarmingly. (Full stop added at the end of the sentence) She (‘S’ capitalized) had two enormous black eyes and a deep cut on her arm.