Reading isn't "reasonably' strong or solid ;)
The last one
Christmas trees are one thing so it needs a comma after trees not Christmas; cozy sweaters are one thing so it <em>also </em>needs a comma after sweater; and that cancels out the first three.
Answer:
The jury members were insulted by the suggestion that they were pliable.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt given, from the old French root word "plier" which means "to bend", the word that means “capable of being easily influenced” is option A, The jury members were insulted by the suggestion that they were pliable.
This is because, the word "pliable" is from the root word "plier" which means that the members of the jury were insulted because it was suggested that they were capable of being easily influenced.
The personal pronoun that correctly completes the given sentence above is "us". The correct answer would be option B. The complete sentence is: No matter who is playing, our chess matches always give us a lot of enjoyment. We used the pronoun "us" because it serves as a direct object. The pronoun "us" is an objective pronoun along with her, him, me and them.
