Identify the correct use of the homophones to complete the given sentence.
Down the dusty ___ he _ while his friend in a distant country __ his ship across the vault, blue seas.

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rode; road; rowed

road; rode; rowed

rowed; road; rode

road; rowed; rode

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

●        Road means a cemented elevated path on which vehicles and transports move.
●        Rode is the past tense of ride that means steering or handling a vehicle or animal.
●        Rowed is the past tense of the row that means steering a boat with the help of paddles or oars.
●        Therefore ‘road; rode; rowed’ is the correct option, because it fits better.
●        The sentence will form- “Down the dusty road he rode while his friend in a distant country rowed his ship across the vault, blue seas”.

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