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    Which of the following pairs of homonyms can be used to fill in the blanks most suitably? She enjoyed her morning _________ while watching a ______
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    Which of the following pairs of homonyms can be used to fill in the blanks most suitably?
    She enjoyed her morning _________ while watching a ____________ on TV.

    A.

    cereal, serial

    B.

    serial, serial

    C.

    serial, cereal

    D.

    cereal, cereal

    Correct option is A

    The correct option to fill in the blank is ( a) cereal, serial.
    “Morning cereal” refers to a grain-based breakfast food; a serial is a TV show presented in a series of episodes. Hence, the first blank needs cereal (breakfast), and the second blank needs serial (TV). (Hindi: cereal = अनाज/नाश्ते का दलिया, serial = धारावाहिक)
    Example: She poured milk over her cereal and switched on her favorite serial.
    Explain why other options are incorrect.
    · (b) serial, serial: The first blank requires a food item, not a TV show.
    · (c) serial, cereal: Reverses the meanings; TV in the first blank and food in the second is illogical.
    · (d) cereal, cereal: The second blank refers to a TV program, not a food.

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