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Read the given sentences carefully. Choose the options that show correct spellings:

(A) He feigned ignorance of the situation to escape the police inquiry.

(B) Many bails of freshly spun cotton yarn were destroyed in the recent fire in the godown.

(C) His inability to accept complements infuriated his friends.

(D) The eminent scholar gave an illuminating lecture on the rise of a convenience economy in today's age.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

(A) 'feigned' and (D) 'illuminating' are correctly spelled and used. In (B), cotton yarn comes in 'bales', not 'bails' (a cricket term). In (C), the correct word for praise is 'compliments', not 'complements' (which means completes). So only (A) and (D) are correct.

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