Question

I'm simply surprised at your lack of authority over him. Why can't you ____ him eat his dinner?
A) persuade
B) ask
C) make
D) tell
E) force
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Answer 1

Answer:

( c ) why can't you make him eat his dinner ?

Answer 2

Answer:

Why can't you force him to eat his dinner?

Explanation:

A person with authority holds power over others and can command others to do certain things. If the required things are not done or the command is not followed then there are consequences and generally people with authority can force others to do work for them.

In this case, we are told that the mentioned person lacks authority and thus he can't force someone to eat dinner.

• Here, persuade will not be used because it shows weakness. It shows that a person is not powerful enough or not authoritative to just command and rather has to use persuasion.
• Ask or tell will not be used either because they contrast with authority. Someone with power will not ask for a work to be done, they will command.
• Make will not be used because an authoritative person does not need to make someone listen to them, they simply command them to and if their order is disobeyed, they force.

Hence, force will be used.

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