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Thalia is writing a report on Jane Austen's Pride and

Prejudice and wants to paraphrase the opening sentence.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Which sentence should Thalia write to best paraphrase
Austen's writing?
We all know that single men with good fortune choose
OA)
the luckiest brides.
OB)
Everyone knows that a single man who has a good
fortune must want a wife.

User VIceBerg
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OA because it gives more reasoning and it helps a lot more than OB.
User NicoD
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Answer: The correct answer is "D"

Should a bachelor be blessed with fortune, there's little doubt that he also desires a woman with whom to share it.

It's not up there but, I had that same question and this what I put in the answer was correct!!

, your welcome

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