Question
Download Solution PDFComplete the following collocation.
I was running late so I only had time for a _______ shower.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is: quick.Key Points
- Collocation is the combination of words formed when two or more words are often used together in a way that sounds correct.
- Let us look at the meaning of the given words.
- Quick: Moving fast or doing something in a short time. (Used to indicate 'time')
- Hasty: Done something in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought. (Used to indicate 'urgency')
- Fast: Moving or capable of moving at high speed. (Used to indicate 'speed')
- Short: Measuring a small distance from end to end. (Used to indicate 'length')
- In this sentence "running late" is already mentioned with reference to time.
- So, as per the usage and meaning of the given words "quick" should be used here.
- A quick shower means washing oneself in a short period.
- The implied meaning of the sentence is: I was running late, so I could only take a brief shower.
- Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.
Complete sentence: I was running late so I only had time for a quick shower.
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