Question

select the option that correctly subtitutes the underline word in the given sentence.folk music evolved to alleviate the hardships in people's lives (A) support (B) lessen (C) highlight (D) share​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) support is the substitute of underline I.e alleviate

Answer 2

Folk music evolved to alleviate the hardships in people's lives

The option that correctly substitutes the underlined word is (B) lessen.

The underlined word here is 'alleviate' which means 'to make less severe'. So the word which can replace the underlined word is 'lessen' which has the same meaning as alleviate.

Here the given sentence means that folk music was evolved to lessen the hardships of people's lives.

Therefore the correct answer will be (option B) lessen.