Question

Select the sentence in which the word in bold-face type that is used incorrectly.

a) The Seminole are a indigenous American people.
b) Several kinds of rocks found on the California coast are in indigenous but were
ought from different locations by shifting geological plates.
c) No matter how hard he tried to earn a living, he remained indigenous and
dissatisfied.
d) The potato is indigenous to South America.

Answer 1

The incorrect use of the word 'indigenous' is found in option c) of the question, where it should be replaced by a term like 'impoverished.'

Step-by-step explanation:

You are asked to select the sentence in which the bold-face type word is used incorrectly. The bold-face type word in question is 'indigenous.' The word 'indigenous' means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. Therefore, the sentence where 'indigenous' is used incorrectly is option c) No matter how hard he tried to earn a living, he remained indigenous and dissatisfied. The word is used in place of a word that would indicate poverty or hardship such as 'impoverished,' not 'indigenous' which refers to the original people or things from a particular area.