Which would you choose?

[shane]

This was just posted on another forum. Which answer do you think is suitable? I'm a little confused...

I believe reserves of coal here are _____ to last for fifty years.

A. efficient
B. original
C. typical
D. principal

I would say that sufficient would be a better choice myself. :)

[Tdol]

I'd agree with you.

[RonBee]

Sufficient is an excellent choice--much better than those actually given. Perhaps efficient was supposed to be sufficient. Apparently, somebody goofed.

:)

[shane]

Unfortunately, it has been hard to convince the student that the question is wrong. He or she is convinced that a textbook is incapable of possessing a mistake, and that maybe the foreigner is wrong. :(

[Tdol]

Ah, the red nosed foreign devils trying to stir things up.

[RonBee]

Ah, the red nosed foreign devils trying to stir things up.

Would that be us?

:)

[Tdol]

I believe so. ;-0

[shane]

Ah, the red nosed foreign devils trying to stir things up.

I don't get labelled 'red nose', but I do get told 'Your nose is too big'.

[Tdol]

Judging from your avatar, they're right.

[shane]

Judging from your avatar, they're right.

Smithers! Release the hounds! :wink: