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Choose the sentence where the underlined word "pedestrian" is used correctly.
Choose the sentence where the underlined word "pedestrian" is used correctly.
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Pedestrian as an adjective means dull and uninspired, not easy, and it does not describe a highway.
Updated On: Jul 14, 2026
- This latest novel is a pedestrian story about spies.
- The exam paper is not pedestrian but difficult.
- This is the pedestrian highway.
- Every week we are forced to listen to a pedestrian lecture.
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Pedestrian (adj) = dull, ordinary, unimaginative - describing writing/speech, not a synonym for 'easy' and not applicable to a vehicle highway. Sentence 1's spy story + pedestrian pairing is the clearest correct textbook usage.
Final Answer: Option (1).
Final Answer: Option (1).
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