There is nothing more (i)_____ for first time writers to see that their cherished ideas are actually far less (ii)_____ than they had imagined. Often a publisher, or even a friend, will point out that another writer already captured the same plot twist, or created an almost identical fictional world. This feeling stings even greater when the publication of the neophyte writer`s work (iii)_____ that of the more popular author; apparently the public often erroneously believes that the lesser known writer`s work is derivative.
Blank (i) |
Blank (ii) |
Blank (iii) |
galling |
novel |
belittles |
bracing |
rigorous |
precedes |
alluring |
precedented |
elaborates upon |
Answers blank(i):A , blank(ii):A, blank(iii):B
Require an explanation for the TC and also what is the meaning of "nothing more" in the sentence? Because when it is said that "it is nothing more beautiful" that it means that its not beautiful so then how galling is the best choice here?