"There were some unforeseen circumstances."

Which of the following are examples of "unforeseen circumstances"?

(Select all the correct choices from the list below. There may be more than one).

An inevitable divorce after 2 years of unhappy marriage.

A successful film featuring well-known actors and a famous director.

An unexpected death which cancels a rock concert.

A person who uses Yiddish in their everyday conversations.

A sudden storm just before a boat trip.

"There were some unforeseen circumstances."

Which of the following are examples of "unforeseen circumstances"?

(Select all the correct choices from the list below. There may be more than one).

An inevitable divorce after 2 years of unhappy marriage.

This is an incorrect choice. "Inevitable" and "unforeseen" are antonyms: they share opposite meanings. An "inevitable (divorce)" is one which cannot be avoided or is sure to happen.

A successful film featuring well-known actors and a famous director.

This is not an example of an "unforeseen circumstance". A film with famous actors and a director is usually "expected" to be successful. An example of something "unforeseen" or "unexpected", is a film with famous actors and a director which FAILS to make money.

An unexpected death which cancels a rock concert.

This is a correct choice. "Unforeseen" is synonymous with the term "unanticipated" or "unexpected": it is used to describe an event which arrives without warning, like an unexpected death. Herbert says "there were some unforeseen circumstances", which means that something happened that he wasn't expecting.

A person who uses Yiddish in their everyday conversations.

This is an incorrect choice. The term "oyster" might be a nice definition for this type of person.

A sudden storm just before a boat trip.

This is a correct choice. "Unforeseen" is synonymous with the term "unpredicted" or "unexpected". It is used to describe an event which arrives without warning, such as weather conditions which have not been forecast. Other example: The Edward Moon concert was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

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