JAMB Use of English 1992 Question 78

Question 78

Nouns and Determiners

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: He keeps his ________ clean always

  1. A.surroudings
  2. B.surrounding
  3. C.premise
  4. D.environments
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (surroudings)

Explanation

The noun meaning the area around someone is always plural: 'surroundings'. Option A is the book's misprint of that word.