Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

They were __________ on a pile of rocks in a frigid wind with a ___________ rising tide.

  1. beholder, intimidatingly

  2. marooned, menacingly

  3. hackneyed, listlessly

  4. stranded, rapidly

  5. deserted, bullyingly.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Pile of rocks', 'frigid winds' and 'rising tide' give us the scenario of the seashore. Stranded meaning left alone 'in helpless position' is most coherent in the context of the sentence.

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