Multiple choice softskills communication

The nurse was pitiful to his distress, but she had little to say that could console him. Here console means to allay the sorrow or grief

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

In this context, 'console' means to comfort or allay someone's sorrow and grief. The nurse is being described as pitiful (feeling pity) but unable to provide comfort that would console him.

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