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One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

We called a mechanic to appraise the car before we bought it.

The principal called a meeting to apprise the school's governing board of the progress made by all the students in the past year

At the end of each practice session, the teacher trainees are expected to appraise their own performance

The soldiers returned to the camp to appraise the commanding officer of the enemy's location.

✅ Correct Option: 4

The question is testing for word usage between **appraise** and **apprise**. When you want to figure out how much your grandmother's antique jewelry is worth, you **appraise** it - meaning you assess its value or quality. Think of it like getting your car appraised before selling it, where an expert evaluates what it's really worth. If you need to **apprise** your boss about an important client meeting, you're informing or notifying them about it. It's like giving someone a heads-up or keeping them in the loop about important information they should know. Option 1 -> Correct usage. A mechanic evaluating/assessing a car's condition and value uses "appraise." Option 2 -> Correct usage. The principal informing the board about student progress uses "apprise." Option 3 -> Correct usage. Teacher trainees evaluating/assessing their own performance uses "appraise." Option 4 -> Incorrect usage. Soldiers should "apprise" (inform) the officer of the enemy's location, not "appraise" (evaluate) the officer. Hence, Option 4 is correct

One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

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