In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The subjective experience of happiness eludes (1)_____ description and can only be apprehended through the nonverbal manifestation of a (2)______. Similarly, happiness serves as an indicator or marker of a positive and (3)_____ existence. (4)______ happiness is a straightforward process, yet articulating its essence proves to be a (5)______ task.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Verbal
The sentence: ‘The subjective experience of happiness eludes (1)_____ description’ — so the blank needs an adjective qualifying description.
The clue is in the same sentence. Happiness ‘can only be apprehended through the nonverbal manifestation of a smile’. If only the nonverbal can capture it, then what it eludes must be verbal description. The pairing of verbal with nonverbal is the whole point.
Why the others fail — two fail on grammar alone:
Creativity — a noun; it cannot modify description in this position.
Wisely — an adverb, and adverbs do not modify nouns.
Rational — correctly an adjective, so it survives the grammar test. But it sets up no contrast with nonverbal and does not explain why a smile is needed instead. Meaning rules it out.
Method: in a cloze, apply the grammar test first — it often halves the field — then let the sentence's own logic choose among what remains.
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