Question

Choose the sentence in which the usage of the word APART is incorrect or inappropriate.

• A. As soon as Abhishek took the toy train in his hands, the whole thing came apart and he started bawling.
• B. I mistake Latha for Sheela because I can't differentiate between them apart.
• C. Jerry completed the paper, apart from the last question.
• D. Thanks to technology, we don't feel that we live 3000 kms apart.

Hint:

Check idiomatic usage — some words like “apart” have specific fixed phrases in which they work correctly.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To determine the sentence with incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word APART, it is essential to understand its correct application. The word "apart" typically indicates a physical or figurative distance or separation. Here we analyze the sentences: 

As soon as Abhishek took the toy train in his hands, the whole thing came apart and he started bawling.

In this sentence, "came apart" is appropriately used to describe the toy train breaking into pieces.

I mistake Latha for Sheela because I can't differentiate between them apart.

This usage is incorrect. "Apart" is redundant here. The sentence should simply state, "I can't differentiate between them." The word does not fit the intended meaning of distinguishing between two things.

Jerry completed the paper, apart from the last question.

"Apart from" is correctly used here, indicating an exception.

Thanks to technology, we don't feel that we live 3000 kms apart.

Here, "apart" is correctly used to denote physical distance.

The incorrect usage is found in sentence 2:

I mistake Latha for Sheela because I can't differentiate between them apart.