Started ranged

[logician]

Test No. incompl/advan-37 "A Public Figure", question 7

Views as to his guilt or innocence even before the trial started ......... from utter conviction that he was guilty to wild support for his innocence.

(a) started
(b) began
(c) ranged
(d) swept

Test No. incompl/advan-37 "A Public Figure", answer 7

Views as to his guilt or innocence even before the trial started ranged from utter conviction that he was guilty to wild support for his innocence.

Correct answer: (c) ranged

Hello everybody! I cannot find out it. What does "ranged" mean?

Thanks
Logician

[Alan]

Hi Logician,

The word 'ranged' in this sentence means varied - went from one type to another. Let me give you another sentence:

There were all sorts of people at the meeting and their ages ranged from 20 to 85. When you go into a shoe shop you will find a range of different sizes - a variety.

Alan
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[logician]

Hi Alan, thank you

Logician