JAMB 2024 English Language · Question 100

Everyone knew the woman's … before his phone went off.

Question

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.  Everyone knew the woman's _______ before his phone went off.

  1. A.itinery
  2. B.itinerary
  3. C.itenery
  4. D.itinarary

Answer: B. itinerary

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: This is a spelling question. You must pick the correctly spelled word that means "a planned route or schedule of a journey."

Explain the concept: The word is itinerary (noun, plural: itineraries). It comes from the Latin iter, meaning "journey." The ending is -ary, like in library, secretary, and dictionary.

Step-by-step solution:

  • A. itinery - Wrong. It is missing the "-ar-" before "-y".
  • B. itinerary - Correct. The spelling is i-t-i-n-e-r-a-r-y.
  • C. itenery - Wrong. It has "e" in the second syllable instead of "i" (it-i-n), and it is also missing the "-ary" ending.
  • D. itinarary - Wrong. It has "a" instead of "e" in the middle (itin-e-rary).

Check in the sentence: "Everyone knew the woman's itinerary before his phone went off." The word fits as a noun meaning her planned schedule or travel plan. (Note: the sentence has a pronoun slip, "woman's... his phone", but this does not affect the spelling answer.)

Answer: The correct option is B. itinerary.

Tip: Break the word into chunks: i-tin-er-ary. Remember that it ends in -ary, just like secretary, library and January. Also remember "tin" in the middle: i-TIN-erary.

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