WAEC - English Language (2001 - No. 29)

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Mary Onyali won the race by a hair's breadth. This means that Mary won
convincingly
narrowly
comfortably
luckily

Explanation

The phrase "by a hair's breadth" means winning or achieving something by a very small margin, indicating a narrow victory.

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