away A Fill in the blanks with the correct options. 1. The (nearest, next) stationery shop within this locality is half a kilometre 2. She is the (late, later, last) person to put the blame on you! 3. It's a bit too (late, latest, later) to change your options. 4. My father offered me a choice between getting bored at home and going with him to his office. I chose the (later, late, latter) option. 5. Have you read the (late, last, latest) novel by Dan Brown? 6. You are always (last, late, later) to class. 7. Despite being in her (last, latter, late) fifties, Revathi is fit and regularly attends karate classes. 8. There are (few, a few, little) tickets left. You can get one if you try right now. 9. There was a strike at the college. (Few, Little, The few) students who had come left after a while. 10. The (latest, last, later) time I heard from him was three years ago! 11. The (latest, last, late) news is that we will get an extra week of summer holidays. 12. She always presents her ideas in a convincing manner. (A few, Few, The few) people disagree with her. 13. You could take the online test or the pen and paper test. I advise you to choose the (later, latter, latest) option. 14. The (nearest, next) person in the queue should be ready with all the papers. 15. I'll meet you (late, later, latter) in the afternoon.
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Answer:
Correct option is
A
Stationery
Option D: 'Stationery' is a mass noun, i.e., it cannot be written in plural 'stationeries'.
A mass noun is a noun which cannot be counted or a noun which is counted only when it refers to a specific unit or type. Hence the underlined word must be changed and option D is incorrect.
Option A: 'Stationery' is the correct form of the noun, it refers to writing material, like pencils, pens, paper, etc. Hence A is correct.
'Stationery' and 'stationary' are words very easily confused with each other. The former refers to writing material whereas the latter refers to a state of being fixed in a position, not moving.
Option B: 'Stationary', being an abstract noun (i.e. a noun that refers to a state of being or a feeling) cannot be bought ("to buy some..."). Hence this isn't the correct option.
Option C: 'Stationaries' is an incorrect word itself. Abstract nouns, like stationary, do not have a plural form.
Note: You can remember the difference between stationery and stationary like this:
'e' in stationery relates to 'e' in paper
'a' in stationary relates with 'a' in standing (when you're stationary, imagine that you are standing in one place)
Explanation:
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