born/borne
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1
born/borne in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Pick the correctly used homonym.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) She was born in the barn.
'Born', 'borne', and 'barn' are related-sounding words. Option A: 'She was born in the barn.' — 'born' = past participle of 'bear' (to give birth), correctly meaning she came into the world there ✓ . Option B: 'She was borne in the barn' — 'borne' = carried (wrong meaning here). Option C: 'He born the weight' — should be 'bore' (simple past of 'bear' meaning to carry) ✗ . Option D: 'barn' is a building, not a verb form ✗ . The correct answer is option 1: She was born in the barn.
born/borne – questions
Has born/borne been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – born/borne has been asked in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1.