As he stood / below the shower / the sharp jets of / ice cold water revived his spirit.
A. As he stood
B. below the shower
C. the sharp jets of
D. ice cold water revived his spirit
E. No Error
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Change, spirit ==> spirits Normally, Spirit is noun which means soul or non physical part of a man or person (Sometimes, it also used as an adjective.). In other hand, Often Spirits is a person's mood or attitude. So, in above given sentence, revival of the mood of a person is quite suitable. See these examples: 1. The warm weather lifted everyone's spirits. 2. He confessed in a spirit of self-respect.
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Ice cold water = redundancy. Cold water correct i think
Ice cold water must be change to ice water
why we use below instead of under?
Normally, Spirit is noun which means soul or non physical part of a man or person (Sometimes, it also used as an adjective.). In other hand, Often Spirits is a person's mood or attitude. So, in above given sentence, revival of the mood of a person is quite suitable. See these examples:
1. The warm weather lifted everyone's spirits.
2. He confessed in a spirit of self-respect
Spirits is not right word here. Checked by the hard rule of grammar also, spirit is right. If you don't agree, provide the reason.