Both are ok, although I'd be more likely just to say "all his cows were killed"

If the word begins with a vowel - ie 'unsuspecting' then it is preceded by 'an', if it doesn't ie 'sympathetic', then it is preceded by 'a'.

You're welcome. I'm really going on the basis that one of those A-E options is indeed correct. At first read of it, I would probably have said that none of them fit very well.

In English, you can't 'a' too (unless you're sneezing? ) Don't use 'a' if the next word is going to be "too".

In the UK, 'estranged' always applies to a husband and wife no longer living together. I've never heard it used in UK English in any other way. In the UK, we'd say we'd distanced ourselves from friends rather than estranged ourselves from them.

Certainly, in everyday English in the UK, to beg the question, will be to ask a question based on what information has just been given. Sounds like the true meaning has been lost in translation long ago. In fact, this has got me a bit

It means that they think they have a case, but don't have any evidence to back it up - ie they think that Shane was suicidal, but they can't prove it. However, they think that messages on his cell phone might help to prove that they are right in

it's ok, I see where you got it from. It also dates it as circa 1656. I'd ignore that definition. You also might be better sticking to Oxford or Cambridge dictionaries.

Where did you get that definition? Abysmal means very bad - and it tends to relate to things like "the weather was abysmal", "his job prospects are abysmal". I've never known it relate to a cliff! "Abyss" on the other hand, means a long way

Having had rethink on this, the answer is probably A. There is no alternative method to application of fungicide for eliminating powdery mildew from rose plants without harming other garden plants. This is because of the opening sentence: "A