The old woman lived alone, with _____ to look after _____.a)someone / ...
The old woman lived alone with "no one" to look after "her". The preposition "with" is used to indicate the person who is responsible for looking after the old woman. The pronoun "her" refers to the old woman herself. So the sentence means that there was no one to take care of the old woman and she was taking care of herself.
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The old woman lived alone, with _____ to look after _____.a)someone / ...
Explanation:
The given sentence is talking about an old woman who is living alone. There is no one to look after her. So, the correct option is "no one / her". Let us discuss each option one by one.
a) someone / her: This option suggests that there is someone who is looking after the old woman. However, the sentence clearly states that she is living alone.
b) anyone / herself: This option suggests that anyone can look after the woman, but she is choosing to look after herself. However, the sentence states that there is no one to look after her.
c) everyone / she: This option suggests that everyone is looking after the old woman. However, it is not practical for everyone to look after her.
d) no one / her: This option suggests that there is no one to look after the old woman, which is in line with the sentence.
e) anyone / shes: This option is grammatically incorrect and does not make sense in the context of the sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D' - no one / her.