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WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1990 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.
The members of staff told the principal that they took exception to his comments. This means that the members of staff
Answer Details
If the members of staff told the principal that they took exception to his comments, it means that they objected to the principal's comments. "To take exception to" something means to have an objection or a complaint against it. Therefore, the most appropriate interpretation of the sentence is that the members of staff did not approve of the principal's comments and expressed their objection to him.