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Here are the answers to the questions: 1. The statement "the more you took, the less you see" describes a situation that seems contradictory but is true, which is a paradox. The correct option is E. Paradox. 2. When a car is "strikingly attractive" but there's doubt about its quality, the concern is usually about how long it will last or how robust it is. Durability fits this context. The correct option is A. Durability. 3. If Andrew should not have taken offense, it means Pewee's comments were likely harmless or not intended to cause offense. Innocuous means not harmful or offensive. The correct option is A. Innocuous. 4. The sentence requires a possessive form of "John". "John's" indicates that the book belongs to John. The correct option is B. John's. 5. "As such" means "in that capacity" or "in that way". Nana Sawara demands to be treated in the capacity of a queen. The correct option is C. As such. 6. When choosing from three or more items, the preposition among is used. Between is used for two items. The correct option is D. Among. 7. When referring to three or more people or things and indicating that not a single one of them did something, none is used. Neither is used for two. The correct option is A. None. 8. Until is used to indicate the point in time when an action will stop or when something will happen. We will wait to leave until you are ready. The correct option is D. until. 9. If you know David's handwriting well enough and it doesn't match, then it can't be his. "Can't" expresses impossibility or strong disbelief. The correct option is D. can't. 10. When using "not... and not...", the correct correlative conjunction for the second negative is either. The structure is "not in X and not in Y either". The correct option is C. either. 11. The few refers to a small, specific number of things that are known or implied in the context. "The few things she had" refers to those particular items. The correct option is B. The few. 12. The fundamental categories of sounds in the English language are vowel and consonant sounds. Diphthongs are a type of vowel sound. The correct option is C. Vowel and consonant sounds. 13. A topic sentence is the sentence in a paragraph that expresses the main idea or subject of the paragraph. The correct option is C. Topic Sentence. 14. An abstract noun refers to a concept, quality, or state rather than a physical object. Failure is an abstract concept. The correct option is C. Failure. 15. For the tag question following "I am", the correct form is aren't I?. The correct option is A. Aren't I?. 16. The main verb is "need to ask". For a positive statement with "need to", the tag question uses the auxiliary "do" in the negative form: don't we?. The correct option is B. don't we?. 17. For a statement using "used to", the tag question uses the auxiliary "did". Since the main clause is positive, the tag is negative: didn't he?. The correct option is B. didn't he. 18. "She cried crocodile tears" is an idiom meaning to show insincere or false sorrow. The options for this question are not visible in the image provided. Drop the next question! 📸