Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate option.

Tears welled in the eyes of the kind old lady, when she saw the _______ condition of the little orphans.

  1. piteous

  2. pitiful

  3. pitiable

  4. pitiness
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Explanation

Piteous describes something that inspires pity or compassion, which fits the context of the orphans. Pitiful is often used to describe something inadequate or contemptible, while pitiable is a synonym for piteous but less common in this specific collocation.

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