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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A tricky one
We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his ____.
A. naivete B. obstinateness C. decisivesness D. ingeniousness E. resolve
So what do you think the answer would be?
In the first place I thought I ought to pick a word that is contrary to "impressionable young man" that John was, becuae of the adverb "neverthless".
It took me quite a while to find the word. Then I thought "resolve" would be, becuase it implies "tough" too.
Unfortunately, I might be logically wrong. Someone said the answer should be "naivete".
"Although we knew John was still young and impressionable, we never thought he was young and impressionable to the degree that stunned us. "I re-read it. I found it fine. What do you think?
If I replace "resolve" with some word that implies "unpressionable", does it fit the question too?
Thank you.
A. naivete B. obstinateness C. decisivesness D. ingeniousness E. resolve
So what do you think the answer would be?
In the first place I thought I ought to pick a word that is contrary to "impressionable young man" that John was, becuae of the adverb "neverthless".
It took me quite a while to find the word. Then I thought "resolve" would be, becuase it implies "tough" too.
Unfortunately, I might be logically wrong. Someone said the answer should be "naivete".
"Although we knew John was still young and impressionable, we never thought he was young and impressionable to the degree that stunned us. "I re-read it. I found it fine. What do you think?
If I replace "resolve" with some word that implies "unpressionable", does it fit the question too?
Thank you.
Top answer
Dear Jeff_999, You are correct. It is A. It is «more than impressionable».
- Dear Jeff_999, You are correct.
- It is A.
- It is «more than impressionable».
- That is why they were surprised.
- Kind regards, Goldmund
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Dear Jeff_999,
You are correct. It is A. It is «more than impressionable». That is why they were surprised.
Kind regards,
You are correct. It is A. It is «more than impressionable». That is why they were surprised.
Kind regards,
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Nevertheless here suggests in spite of ; In spite of our realization, we were still surprised at (the extent of) his naivete. So-- although we knew John was still young and impressionable, we never thought he was young and impressionable to the degree that stunned us-- this is the correct interpretation.
Other possible answers: gullibi
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