In ________ words, it seems...

In ________ words, it seems...

• A. these
• B. that
• C. those
• D. other

Answer: (A)

This tests how we use demonstratives with plural nouns to indicate proximity. When you want to refer to the exact wording that’s being used or cited right here, you choose these. It matches the plural noun words and points to the words in the current context, suggesting close proximity to the speaker or the text at hand. Using that would be wrong because it’s singular and can’t modify words. Those would point to words that are farther away in space or in the text. Other would form the common phrase “in other words,” which is a different idea (rephrasing), not the notion of focusing on the exact words just mentioned.

This tests how we use demonstratives with plural nouns to indicate proximity. When you want to refer to the exact wording that’s being used or cited right here, you choose these. It matches the plural noun words and points to the words in the current context, suggesting close proximity to the speaker or the text at hand.

Using that would be wrong because it’s singular and can’t modify words. Those would point to words that are farther away in space or in the text. Other would form the common phrase “in other words,” which is a different idea (rephrasing), not the notion of focusing on the exact words just mentioned.