English Grammar - Sentence Completion

English Grammar
English Grammar - Sentence Completion

Select the correct option: Had it not been for her timely intervention, the discussion might well have ___ into an acrimonious stalemate.


Options:

  1. evolved
  2. devolved
  3. emerged
  4. absorbed

Right Answer: devolved

The sentence describes a discussion that, without timely intervention, could have deteriorated into a hostile deadlock (acrimonious stalemate). 'Evolved' means to develop gradually, usually in a positive or neutral sense, which does not match the negative direction implied here. 'Emerged' means to come into view or become apparent, which does not convey a decline in quality. 'Absorbed' means to take in, which is irrelevant to a discussion turning into a stalemate. 'Devolved' precisely means to decline or deteriorate into a worse state, matching the negative trajectory of the discussion collapsing into hostility. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

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