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Question 114

The intended meaning is that Lina looks very much like her mother. Which sentence uses resemble correctly?

  1. Lina resembles to her mother.
  2. Lina resembles with her mother.
  3. Lina closely resembles her mother.Correct answer
  4. Lina resembles of her mother.

Explanation

Resembles takes the person being compared as a direct object, so no preposition is needed. To and with are calque-based additions, while the near-synonym look would require like.

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