Choose the sentence in which the correct homophone has been used.

Question

Choose the sentence in which the correct homophone has been used.

1. A. The principal asked the students to bare the consequences of their actions.
2. B. She decided to compliment the dress with a matching scarf.
3. C. The hikers were advised to pause the trail before nightfall.
4. D. He could not cite a single example to support his claim. (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — D

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Option D.

Key Points

• 'He could not cite a single example to support his claim.'
• This is a homophone question — words that sound alike but differ in spelling/meaning.
• Option D correctly uses cite (to quote/refer to), which fits the sentence.

Additional Information

• (A) should be bear the consequences (to endure), not 'bare' (uncovered).
• (B) should be complement only if it means 'complete/match'; to praise a dress you 'compliment' it — the intended sense makes this misused.
• (C) should be pause vs 'traverse/pass' — 'pause the trail' is illogical; likely 'traverse'.

Exam Tip

• learn the classic homophone triples — cite/sight/site, bare/bear, complement/compliment, principal/principle.