Select the correct spelling to fill in the blank.
I often fail to ______ remember someone’s name.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. accurately.
Context:The sentence talks about the speaker's difficulty in remembering someone’s name in an exact or correct manner. So, we need an adverb that conveys the meaning of doing something with correctness or precision.
Meaning of the words:
accuriately – Incorrect spelling (no meaning)
accuratially – Incorrect spelling (not a valid English word)
acusatively – Incorrect in context; it means “in an accusative manner” (relating to grammar or case in language), and is irrelevant here.
accurately – Correct spelling.
Meaning: In a way that is correct in all details; exactly.
Example: She accurately guessed the answer to the question.
Correct word: accurately
Reason:Only accurately is the correctly spelled word and fits the meaning of remembering something correctly or precisely, which matches the context of the sentence.
Final Sentence: I often fail to accurately remember someone’s name.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.