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The option nearest in meaning to the underlined word "inexpressible" is: D. ineffable Both "inexpressible" and "ineffable" refer to something that is beyond description or unable to be expressed adequately in words. They convey a sense of awe or wonder that cannot be fully captured by language.

To "make a pie" means to earn or make a profit. Therefore, the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word "made a pie" is: B. earned a lot of money

The sentence should read: "Yesterday, my mother asked me if I was tired?" This structure is grammatically correct for forming reported statement.

The sentence should read: "The Bank Manager assured us that there was nothing to worry about with regard to the loan." This choice uses the correct prepositional phrase "with regard to" to indicate the specific aspect ("the loan") that there is nothing to worry about. Options A, C, and D are not grammatically correct or commonly used in standard English.

The sentence should read: "The first prize was an attractive, carved wooden tray." This option follows the correct order of adjectives in English. In this case, "attractive" is an opinion, "carved" describes the physical quality and "wooden" describes the material.

The sentence should read: "Tsadu always cautions that difficult jobs should be done step by step." This phrase means that difficult tasks should be approached gradually, one step at a time, rather than trying to tackle everything at once. "Step by step" is the standard way to express this idea.

The phrase "angry with" is the correct usage. This phrase is used to indicate the emotion of anger directed towards a specific person or entity. In this case, the speaker is expressing anger towards Oche specifically because of their differing opinions. On the other hand, "angry about" could also be used in certain contexts, such as "I was angry about his behaviour," where the anger is directed towards a situation or event rather than a specific person. The phrase "differed with" is the correct usage to indicate that you have contrasting opinions with someone else. "With". "differed from" is used to indicate the difference between objects and ideas and does now show that someone has differing opinions from someone else. Therefore, option D, "with / with," is the correct choice.

This option provides a clear and concise completion to the sentence and indicates that there are multiple reasons for writing the letter.

In this sentence, the preposition "in" is used to indicate the location where the action is taking place. "Roamed" is the appropriate verb choice here because it suggests that the eyes were moving around or wandering casually, which fits the context of sitting quietly and looking around the room without a specific focus.

"Had returned" is in the past perfect tense, which is used to indicate an action that was completed before another past action or time in the past.

"Lending" refers to the action of giving something to someone temporarily, with the expectation of it being returned. In the context of a library, lending books to readers is a common practice where readers can borrow books for a certain period.

The verb "stops" is in the present simple tense. In this context, it indicates an action that is expected to happen in the future but is expressed with a present-tense verb. "Until it stops raining" implies that the action of stopping (the rain) will occur at some point in the future.

“Historic” “Historic” is an adjective that means something important or influential in history. So Denise should say, “The treaty was a historic occasion.” It was an important occasion. It would be incorrect to say, “We sell historic replicas” unless they are replicas that are important to history. You’ve probably heard TV announcers refer to “historic treaties” or perhaps you’ve visited some “historic houses” or “historic battlefields.” All of these were important or famous things in history “Historical” “Historical,” on the other hand, is an adjective that refers to anything from the past, important or not. Denise should say, “We sell historical replicas” because these replicas are from the past; they’re probably not so important. A “historical occasion” would be just some occasion in the past; it wasn’t necessarily an important occasion. “Historical documents” are just documents that record the past. You’ve probably read a “historical novel” or perhaps even a “historical romance,” which are books set in the past. There is nothing especially important about these books; if they were, they’d be “historic books.” The Gutenberg Bible would be a historic book, for example. Memory Tricks It’s common for people to mix these two words up. One style guide laments, “Examples of ‘historic’ used incorrectly for ‘historical’ could easily run for several pages” (2). William Safire said something that might help you remember the difference: “Any past event is historical, but only the most memorable ones are historic”

"Had left" is in the past perfect tense, which is used to indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past. In this context, the train's departure (leaving) happened before the speaker's arrival, so the past perfect tense "had left" is appropriate.

The phrase "can't you" is used here as a tag question to seek confirmation or agreement from the listener. To create a question tag, you have to add the exact verb but in a negative form.