Question

By morning the fury of the floods.........
(a) abated
(b) ebbed
(c) receded
(d) retired
on​

Answer 1

Answer:ebbed

Explanation:move away from the land(of tide water)

Answer 2

ANSWER:

       The answer will be option (c) receded.

EXPLANATION:

   By morning the fury of the floods receded. The answer to the above question is option (c) receded as the word receded means ‘to move back’ which is the most suitable option as compared to the other options.  

The option (a) abated - means to become less intense  

                 (b) ebbed - means the water moving away ; the word ebb is usually used with Tidewater

                  (d) retired on - means quite and secluded.

So the most appropriate answer is ‘receded’.