Explanation
Compound nouns are a combination of two nouns in which the first noun is what kind of a person or object it is or what the purpose of the noun is whereas the second noun identifies the first noun.
‘Murmur’ is a low continuous background noise that is generally used to describe the way someone speaks, i.e. a softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance. Similarly ‘mutter’ and ‘mumble’ mean to say something in a low or inaudible voice. All the three words are commonly associated with the way people speak. Therefore ‘murmur’, ‘mutter’ and ‘mumble’ cannot be associated with a clock; hence options A, B and D are incorrect. On the other hand, ‘chime’ means a melodious ringing sound that is produced when a bell or metal bar is struck. Since the clock has a metal bar that chimes at the stroke of each hour ‘chime’ is the apt answer. Therefore option C is correct.
‘Crack’ is the sound that is commonly associated with ‘a whip’. ‘A whip’ produces a sharp sound that can be described as slicing through the air while it is lashed. ‘Crack’ fits this description perfectly since it is a sudden sharp or explosive sound. Hence option A is correct. On the other hand, ‘blast’ is a single loud note of a horn, whistle or siren, which cannot be linked to a whip, since a whip produces a sharp and not a loud sound. Hence option B is incorrect. Similarly ‘beat’ and ‘crackle’ cannot be used since both denote a continuous or repeated sound. ‘Beat’ is to hit a surface to produce repeated loud rhythm. Whereas ‘crackle’ is a sound made up of a rapid succession of short sharp noises, like “the crackle of the fire”. ‘A whip’ doesn’t produce continuous or repeated sounds when it is flung; therefore options C and D are incorrect.
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