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17 February, 19:54

Read this sentence from the story: She silenced him with an imperious gesture as he strove to speak. Which of the following offers a paraphrase of this sentence? He started to talk, but she cut him off with a commanding wave of her hand. He stopped talking when she started waving her arms all around. She started yelling and waving her arms at him, but he kept on talking. She was talking, but then he gestured commandingly to her, and she stopped.

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  1. 17 February, 19:59
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    The answer is He started to talk, but she cut him off with a commanding wave of her hand.

    He stopped talking when she started waving her arms all around. is incorrect, because that is not what she did

    She started yelling and waving her arms at him, but he kept on talking. is incorrect because she was not yelling

    She was talking, but then he gestured commandingly to her, and she stopped. is incorrect because the boy, not her, was talking
  2. 17 February, 20:22
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    The fist one.

    He started to talk, but she cut him off with a commanding wave of her hand.
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