'Homophones' represent similarly sounding words that have different meaning or spellings. Consider the following sentences involving common homophones. Which of the following sentences involve the correct usage of homophones?
1. The bus has been stationery for an hour. I really wanted to go to the stationary shop to buy pencils and pens.
2. Principle mam gave a lecture on ethical principals.
3. The Himalayas have been radically altared by climate change. Villagers can be seen praying at the alters before the monsoon season.
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Answer: D
None of the sentences uses the homophones correctly.
1. A bus that has not moved is stationary; pencils and pens are sold at a stationery shop. The sentence swaps them.
2. The head of a school is the principal, and ethical rules are principles. The sentence swaps them again.
3. The Himalayas have been altered (changed), not 'altared', and villagers pray at altars, not 'alters'.
Since every sentence contains at least one wrong homophone, the options naming any of them as correct are wrong.
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