"after" is the preposition
Answer:
1. Symbolic _ metaphorical
2. Disagreeing (with) _ contradicting
3. Approaching _ impending
4. Conflict _ confrontation
5. Unneeded _ redundant
6. Exaggerating _ overstating
<h3>Fill in the blank</h3>
1. Susan was being <u>metaphorical</u> when she said that she's been riding a roller coaster of emotions since she met her byfriend.
2. As I walked into the empty party hall, I realized my sister was <u>overstating </u>the situation when she said everyone from school would be there.
3. I hate arguing, so <u>confrontation</u> always makes me feel anxious.
4. Mr. Price repeated himself so often that his lessons soon became <u>redundant.</u>
5. My best friend has been helping me plan my <u>impending</u> birthday bash.
6. Josh got on his mother's nerves by <u>contradicting</u> everything she said to him.
In the early 1900s, a missionary named Reverend Sidney Endle wrote about the Kachari people, who live in the Assam region of India. In his book, he translated several of their spoken folktales, including the following story about a boy who tries to plant seeds after everyone else has finished. As you read, take notes on how the moral, or lesson, develops throughout the story.
The title of Betty Friedan's book suggests that what women experience is a mystery that baffles the rest of society.