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JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 26

Question 26

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Fill in the blank space with the best of the five options: For their part in the unsuccessful ________ the mutineers were court-martialled

  1. A.coopes
  2. B.coupes
  3. C.coupe
  4. D.coup
  5. E.coupse.
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Answer: D (coup)

Explanation

A sudden attempt by soldiers to seize power is a coup (a coup d'état); the other spellings are wrong or mean something else.