Answer: You must understand the <u>d. gravity</u> of this serious situation.
Explanation: In the sentence provided, there is a context clue that helps figuring out which is the word that fills in the blank. <u>The context clue is the noun phrase "this serious situation" </u>since it indicates that the speaker is making reference to an event of extreme importance. In that way, <u>the word </u>that fills in the blank and<u> that best suits this context is (d.) "gravity", which adds coherence to the sentence</u>.<u> "Gravity" is a noun used to mean "significance" and it collocates with the noun phrase "this serious situation". </u>
An indirect object is defined as <span>a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object
Example: G</span>ive him the book ----> "him" is the indirect object
One way writing has developed is blogs and other platforms to post written work. It allows writers to publish news stories to an audience that can interact with the post. This has resulted in writing becoming more short and precise, and only focuses on the most important parts of the story.
