Words clause and brought have similar spelling: clause is spelled 'klawz', and brought is spelled 'brawt'. So, both are spelled with 'aw'. On the other hand, their meaning is different. Also, clause is a noun while brought is a verb. A clause is a syntactic construction that forms part of a sentence or is a whole simple sentence. Brought is simple past tense and past participle of 'bring'.
A thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.
A deceptive appearance or impression.
A false idea or belief.
Answer:
The author means that when people with power attempt to be fair they will be torn between two groups the people (critics) who feel that their choice is incorrect and the ones who feel that it is correct due to the situation. So kind of like the subject of bringing beheading back in the US many feel it is a horrible idea but many also feel it is correct. And for the second one, I am not sure because I have not read your article only the seventh paragraph.
The correct answer is 3.
These three are Old English, until the 12th century, Middle English, until the 16th century, and Modern English, since Shakespeare.
Ourselves, themselves and yourselves
