I would say just ‘with friends’ since the word ‘with’ is a preposition.
D. <em>uncharitable</em>.
The suffix <em>-able</em>, borrowed from Old French and originally from the Latin <em>-ābilis</em> (meaning "worthy of being acted upon"), can have different meanings.
The most common one is "fit/liable to be (done)," as in:
- <em>likeable</em> - fit to be liked
- <em>washable</em> - fit to be washed
- <em>degradable</em> - liable to be degraded.
This, however, does not apply to <em>comfortable</em>. Another meaning of <em>-able</em>, however, is "giving, or inclined to," as in:
- <em>comfortable</em> - giving comfort
- <em>(un)charitable</em> - (not) inclined to charity.
A. The author enjoys the sights and sounds of the swamp. The descriptions gives this one away.
There is no indication that the author lives here, nor is there any mention of tourists. That takes out B and D. And while there is many sentences describing the birds, there is just as much description about other species, so we do not know C to be true. A is the best choice.
The answer would be D, since a quartet means 4, and a triumvirate means 3. So again the answer is 4:3.
