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    Complete the given sentence with an appropriate homophone from the given options. There was no one __________ a few of my friends.
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    Complete the given sentence with an appropriate homophone from the given options.
    There was no one __________ a few of my friends.

    A.

    expect

    B.

    accept

    C.

    excerpt

    D.

    except

    Correct option is D

    Word Meanings:
    · Expect – to anticipate.
    · Accept – to receive.
    · Excerpt – a short part from a text.
    · Except – not including.
    Correct Answer: (d) except
    The sentence implies exclusion. Only “except” conveys that meaning correctly. The other options are irrelevant or misused homophones.
    Correct Sentence:
    There was no one except a few of my friends.

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