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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A: What is Mary like?
B: She ____ .
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A: What is Mary like?
B: She ____ .
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Solution
The correct option is D is very pretty
The question 'what is Mary like?' indicates an enquiry about Mary's appearance. In other words, the question is asking how Mary looks. Thus, the answer must indicate a response to the question and must thus, describe how Mary looks.Option A is incorrect. 'is very well' describes how Mary is feeling and not how she looks. Thus, it does not convey the correct meaning and is incorrect.
Option B is incorrect. 'likes ice-cream' indicates what Mary likes and not how she looks. Thus, it does not convey the correct meaning and is incorrect
Option C is incorrect. 'is like tall' describes a feature of Mary's. Further, 'like tall' makes no sense. One cannot be like 'tall' and so, it does not make sense.
Option D is correct. 'is very pretty' indicates how Mary looks. It says that Mary looks very pretty. Thus, it conveys the correct meaning and is the correct answer.
The question 'what is Mary like?' indicates an enquiry about Mary's appearance. In other words, the question is asking how Mary looks. Thus, the answer must indicate a response to the question and must thus, describe how Mary looks.
Option A is incorrect. 'is very well' describes how Mary is feeling and not how she looks. Thus, it does not convey the correct meaning and is incorrect.
Option B is incorrect. 'likes ice-cream' indicates what Mary likes and not how she looks. Thus, it does not convey the correct meaning and is incorrect
Option C is incorrect. 'is like tall' describes a feature of Mary's. Further, 'like tall' makes no sense. One cannot be like 'tall' and so, it does not make sense.
Option D is correct. 'is very pretty' indicates how Mary looks. It says that Mary looks very pretty. Thus, it conveys the correct meaning and is the correct answer.
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