Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
Emily's stoic silence conveyed a grim picture in her growing strife within the family.
Option 1: across the growing strife within her family
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: without her growing strife within the family
Option 4: of the growing strife within her family
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Correct Answer: of the growing strife within her family
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .
Explanation : Swapping "growing strife within the family" with "of the growing strife within her family" makes the sentence clearer by specifying that the strife is connected to Emily's family. This adjustment adds a possessive element, indicating that the growing strife is something directly related to her.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Emily's stoic silence conveyed a grim picture of the growing strife within her family.
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