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The director of the musical admitted that while he was very
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03 Oct 2017, 03:56
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The director of the musical admitted that while he was very good with characterization, scenery, lighting, and music, choreography was not at all his __________.
A. strong suit
B. weakness
C. fortè
D. hobby
E. deficiency
F. pastime
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Strong suit, forte
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08 Oct 2017, 13:10
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The word while tells you that you’re going to take the opposite of something — in this case, the fact that the director is “very good” at a lot of stuff. However, the phrase “not at all” will twist you back in the opposite direction, so you need a word for the blank that means something like “strength.”
Strong suit and forte both fit perfectly. Hobby and pastime are a pair, but they don’t work here, as this is clearly the director’s job. Similarly, weakness and deficiency are a pair, but the opposite of what you want.
Hence options strong suit, forte are best fit!
The word while tells you that you’re going to take the opposite of something — in this case, the fact that the director is “very good” at a lot of stuff. However, the phrase “not at all” will twist you back in the opposite direction, so you need a word for the blank that means something like “strength.”
Strong suit and forte both fit perfectly. Hobby and pastime are a pair, but they don’t work here, as this is clearly the director’s job. Similarly, weakness and deficiency are a pair, but the opposite of what you want.
Hence options strong suit, forte are best fit!
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The director of the musical admitted that while he was very good with characterization, scenery, lighting, and music, choreography was not at all his __________.
The "while" demands a contrast for "very good with characterization, scenery, lighting an music". It should be "very bad at choreography". But the presence of "not" in the phrase "choreography was not at all his __________" means that the word for the blank should be "strength"
The answers are strong suit and forte
The "while" demands a contrast for "very good with characterization, scenery, lighting an music". It should be "very bad at choreography". But the presence of "not" in the phrase "choreography was not at all his __________" means that the word for the blank should be "strength"
The answers are strong suit and forte
