Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
The hikers were lost in a dense ______ of narrow lanes.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Maze: A complex network of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way; a labyrinth. This fits perfectly with "hikers" being "lost" in "narrow lanes."
Maize: This is a homophone (it sounds the same as maze) but it refers to corn (the cereal plant). You wouldn't be lost in "narrow lanes" of corn in this specific phrasing, and the spelling is incorrect for the intended meaning.
Mess: While being in a "mess" implies confusion, it doesn't typically describe a physical layout of lanes.
Mass: This refers to a large body of matter with no definite shape, or a large number of people/things, which doesn't fit the description of a network of lanes.
The Completed Sentence:
"The hikers were lost in a dense maze of narrow lanes."