Question

Select the word from the drop-down menu that can be used in place of the phrase "telling the nature of" in this sentence.

Although the screenwriter of the movie had some interesting ideas, the author of the book did a much better job telling the nature of the main character.

Although the screenwriter of the movie had some interesting ideas, the author of the book did a much better job (Choose...) the main character.

1.) Utilizing
2.) Portraying
3.) Verifying
4.) Analyzing

Answer 1

2.) Portraying.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Although the screenwriter of the movie had some interesting ideas, the author of the book did a much better job portraying the main character.

Explanation:

The definition of portraying is to represent or to describe someone or something in different ways like painting, characters in films or books, or any other kind of artistic expression, then the best word to substitute telling the nature of is portraying since the writer is describing the character through the story in a book.