Choose the sentences where the bold word is used correctly:
(A)They use mercury lamps to lighten the streets
(B)The sudden lighting was followed by a loud rumble of thunder.
(C) You must be careful while lightening the match.
(D) Everyone praised the extravagant lighting arrangements at the function.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the sentences where the bold word is used correctly:
(A)They use mercury lamps to lighten the streets
(B)The sudden lighting was followed by a loud rumble of thunder.
(C) You must be careful while lightening the match.
(D) Everyone praised the extravagant lighting arrangements at the function.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Lighten means to make brighter, which suits the streets in (A). Lighting is the noun for illumination arrangements, correct in (D). (B) needs lightning, the flash before thunder, and (C) needs lighting the match, since lightening means making lighter.
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