The sentence(s) below has one or more blanks. Beneath each sentence(s) are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Question

He believed that in order to _________ the problem fully, he would need to understand all of its _________.

A) solve...positions

B) embrace...nuances

C) comprehend...extreme

D) experience...thoughts

E) address...intricacies

Answer 1

E is clearly the best answer because both words sustain a logical coherence in combination and the other answers either have one word that makes the sentence aimless or lacking in overall meaning.

Answer 2

E is the best answer.

Answer 3

Hello again friends,

Yes, you two other experts, I will agree with you that E is the best response to the query that is presented here.

First off, one can easily abandon option C as a good one, because its second fill-in-the-blank word is the singular "extreme," and the filler-in has to be plural, so as to meet the grammatical rule of how to fill in "all of its..."

Next, one would probably not want to choose A or D, either, since problems do not typically hold "positions" or "thoughts;" selecting one of these would mean that things are being anthropomorphized, given human tendencies, and although lots of problems may be provoked by us humans, those problems are not human themselves.

Now, a decision has to be made between B and E, but once again, it is probably better to address a problem rather than to embrace it; staying away from as many human references as possible leads to more objective and clear writing.

Thank you

Answer 4

Correct Answer: E

Explanation: In this fill-in-the-blank question, we are searching for the answer choice that satisfies BOTH empty spaces. Answer choices like A and C may be tempting but are certainly not valid. Although the options for the first blank make sense (He believed that in order to solve and He believed that in order to comprehend), the options for the second blank (he would need to understand all of its positions and he would need to understand all of its extremes) are not feasible. Problems don't typically take on positions-- the person trying to solve the problem may adopt a position or, alternatively, a stance but the problem itself would never have or assume a position. Similarly, one would typically not refer to a problem as having extremes. A problem may be described as being extreme but would never HAVE extremes like the sentence suggests by using the possessive pronoun, "its". Based on these conclusions, we can eliminate A and C.

Furthermore, answer choice B is incorrect because while nuances could satisfy the second blank, embrace would not be the best answer choice for the first blank. One would typically not embrace (welcome) a problem. Instead, most individuals would seek to solve, deal with or address a problem. Similarly, neither of the words in answer choice D would satisfy the two blanks because one would typically address a problem rather than experience (undergo) that problem. Problems do not typically have thoughts and once again, the possessive pronoun, "its" implies that the problem has thoughts. For these reasons, we can eliminate B and D. Choice E is the only answer choice in which both words satisfy both blanks. One can certainly address a problem and problems can have multiple intricacies (components/ aspects).