Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The mother was ______ of her daughter's success.

prideCorrect answerYour answerprovedCorrect answerYour answerproudCorrect answerYour answerprowledCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

"Proud of" something means pleased about it. After "was ... of", the sentence needs the adjective proud.

Worth noting

Pride has the right meaning but is a noun: she took pride in the success, but she was proud of it.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The mother was ______ of her daughter's success.