Question

Identify the correct use of the homophones to complete the given sentence-
Before she said ____ to her luxurious lifestyle, she decided to _____ herself a necklace to remember her old life _____.
a) buy; bye; by
b) by; bye; buy
c) bye; buy; by
d) bye; by; buy

Answer 1

Hint:Homophones indicate those words that have the same pronunciation or spelling but different meanings and origins. Example- Be, bee, and the letter ‘b’.

Complete answer:
 Let’s look at the above-given statement-
In the given question- We can understand that ‘X’, before saying bye to her luxurious lifestyle, decided to buy herself a necklace to remember her old life.
Bye is a shorter form of goodbye that indicates farewell.
Buy refers to purchasing or acquiring something in exchange for money.
By is an adverb that reflects the past.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘buy; bye; by’ is an inaccurate option, because ‘X’ cannot say buy to her luxurious lifestyle and bye a necklace. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘by; bye; buy’ is an inaccurate option, because ‘X’ cannot say bye to her luxurious lifestyle, bye a necklace and remember her old life. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘bye; buy; by’ is the correct option as it matches the above-explained criteria.
Option d- ‘bye; by; buy’ is an inaccurate option because ‘X’ cannot decide to buy a necklace and buy her old life. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
Homophones are also known as homonyms because both have the same function. Also, do not get confused between different words, first understand their meanings and origin.