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Question 84

One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

All four of the sentences use the word "draw".β€œDraw” can have several meanings depending on context β€” as a verb, it can mean to pull or drag something, and as a noun, it can refer to a tie in a game or a lottery selection. It might also refer to producing a picture by making lines.Β 

Option A:[As he was very old, he didn't have the strength to draw water from the well near his house.] uses β€œdraw” correctly toΒ refer toΒ pulling waterΒ from a well.

Option B:[He was lucky enough to win the draw in the lottery, where the prize was a rare painting.] alsoΒ appropriately uses β€œdraw" in the context of aΒ lottery draw, indicating a random selection.

In Option C:[He used to keep all his important documents in the draw of his cupboard.], however, β€œdraw” is misused. The sentence refers to a compartment in a cupboard, which should be β€œdrawer,” not β€œdraw.” (DrawerΒ refers to a storage compartment in furniture.)

Option D:[The cricket match was heading for a draw, when the batsman hit a sixer and our team won.] uses β€œdraw” appropriately to describe a tied game in cricket.

Hence, option C is the correct answer in this case.

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