Direction.
Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim
Correct Answer :
B. literal
A literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original work. Since each language has its own idiom, a literal translation leads to awkward usage. A literal translation is therefore not considered good. A good translation gives the meaning of each expression, sentence or paragraph, using words that sound natural.
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cut down
cut off
cut in
cut out
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morphed, ignoring
labelled, thriving
figured, fanatic
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transmitted
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ordered, easy
shown, early
told, later
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drastic
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cost
pattern
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negligence
innocence
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much few
money some
mother, spatter
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procured
abandoned
seized
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departure
my leave
permission
leave from work
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The option that best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
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persistent, heartless, actions, comprehensible
inexorable, apathetic, activities, explicable
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for
since
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Step, impressive
Execution, outdated
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tepid, boiling
lukewarm, electrifies
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for
at
so
with
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notion
expression
imagination
theory
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density
containment
transportation
congestion
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with; into
for; upon
over; on
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dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
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provocation
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for
to
with
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education
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permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went