"The dress ______ her so well that they all immediately _______ her on her appearance."
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
A. complemented, complemented B. complimented, complemented C. complimented, complimented D. complemented, complimented
GATE 2018 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium
Answer: D. complemented, complimented
Analyze Blank 1: 'The dress ______ her so well' — the dress did something favorable to her look. The dress cannot 'compliment' (praise verbally) her; inanimate objects suit or enhance. Therefore Blank 1 = complemented.
Analyze Blank 2: 'They all immediately _______ her on her appearance' — 'they' (people) said something nice to her about how she looked. This is a verbal act of praise. Therefore Blank 2 = complimented.
Match to option: Blank 1 = complemented, Blank 2 = complimented => Option D.