Mary didn't think much of Robert. When I asked her why, she said, "He has hurt my feelings more than once."

Which of the sentences uses brackets correctly?

A) Mary didn't think much of [Robert] because he had "hurt my feelings more than once."

B) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [my] feelings more than once."

C) Mary didn't think [much] of Robert because he had "hurt my feelings more than once."

D) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [her] feelings more than once."

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Selina Pena

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29 April, 13:31

Mary didn't think much of Robert. When I asked her why, she said, "He has hurt my feelings more than once."

Which of the sentences uses brackets correctly?

A) Mary didn't think much of [Robert] because he had "hurt my feelings more than once."

B) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [my] feelings more than once."

C) Mary didn't think [much] of Robert because he had "hurt my feelings more than once."

D) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [her] feelings more than once."

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Rambler · Answer 1

the sentences uses brackets correctly are

C) Mary didn't think [much] of Robert because he had "hurt my feelings more than once."

B) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [my] feelings more than once."

Explanation:

B) Mary didn't think much of Robert because he had "hurt [my] feelings more than once." C) Mary didn't think [much] of Robert because he had "hurt my feelings more than once." The sentences within brackets are used that are not important even if they are eliminated, it will not change the meaning of a sentence. Sentences can be written without adding words in the bracket also.

Aubrey Carrillo · Answer 2

Answer: the answer is D on usatestprep