Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

Bless you! I am lost in the wilderness

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  1. Alas!
  2. Bravo!
  3. Congrats!
  4. No improvement

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Option 1 : Alas!
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The correct answer is Alas!

Key Points

  • The underlined expression in the question and all the options given belong to the part of speech called Interjection
  • An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It is usually followed by an exclamation mark
  • Let's look at the meaning of each interjection mentioned in the question
     
    Bless you! something you say to tell someone you are grateful to them when they have been kind to you
    Alas! used to express sadness or feeling sorry about something
    Bravo! used to express your pleasure when someone, especially a performer, has done something well
    Congrats! used for telling someone that you are pleased about their success, good luck, or happiness on a special occasion
  • 'Wilderness' means a bewildering situation
  • Thus we can deduce that the sentence intends to convey the feeling of sadness of the author due to the fact that the author is lost and confused
  • This implies that the most appropriate interjection would be 'Alas!'


Thus the correct sentence is: Alas! I am lost in the wilderness.

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