JAMB - English Language (1995 - No. 32)
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
At that point, the speaker went off a tangent?
At that point, the speaker went off a tangent?
started to run away like a mad person
took to lashing out at the audiance
began to discuss unrelated matters
chose to recall previous decision
설명
"went off a tangent" is an idiomatic expression that means deviating from the main subject or topic of discussion and starting to talk about something unrelated or off-topic. The sentence suggests that the speaker started discussing matters that were not directly related to the main point or focus of the conversation. Option C, "began to discuss unrelated matters," is the correct option because it shows that the speaker veered away from the main topic and started talking about things not originally part of the discussion.