Which of the following pairs of homonyms can be used to fill in the blanks most suitably? After realizing their leader had planned to ______ them in the middle of the vast ______, the people refused to follow him any further.
A.desert, dessert✓ Correct
B.dessert, desert
C.desert, desert
D.dessert, dessert
Explanation
'Desert' (verb) means to abandon, and 'dessert' (noun) means a sweet dish — but here 'vast' suggests a landscape, so 'desert' (barren land) fits the second blank. The first blank needs 'desert' (to abandon) and the second needs 'desert' (arid land), making option C correct.
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