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Three sentences are given below, with each highlighting a word. Choose the alternative that reflects a grammatically and contextually correct usage. A. Sadly, hunger and poverty were not considered as extenuating circumstances by the court. B. The doctor decided to vitiate and get the patient back in his hospital that day. C. There were different tenets on that hill; which Suzie loved to play with.

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Three sentences are given below, with each highlighting a word. Choose the alternative that reflects a grammatically and contextually correct usage.

A. Sadly, hunger and poverty were not considered as extenuating circumstances by the court.

B. The doctor decided to vitiate and get the patient back in his hospital that day.

C. There were different tenets on that hill; which Suzie loved to play with.


1). Only A
2). Only B
3). Both A and B
4). Both B and C


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Let's look at the meanings of the given words:

Extenuating- acting in mitigation to lessen the seriousness of something.

Vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

Tenet- a principle or belief

From this, it is clear that only A uses the word in a contextually and grammatically correct manner.

None of the other sentences are meaningful.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

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