Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
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I had my ears bored, so I could wear my diamond ear-rings.
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- holed
- pricked
- pierced
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
pierced (Verb) : had a small hole made in your ears/nose, etc. so that you may wear jewellery there
bored (Verb) : made a long deep hole with a tool or by digging
holed (Verb) : made a hole
pricked (Verb) : made a hole in something with a sharp point
Here, pierced is the right usage.
