She will be able to make an honest man of me

[Lisa]

Test No. incompl/advan-30 "Letter Writing (2)", question 3

She puts it another way and says she will be able to make an ......... man of me.

(a) honest
(b) honour
(c) honestly
(d) honourable

Test No. incompl/advan-30 "Letter Writing (2)", answer 3

She puts it another way and says she will be able to make an honest man of me.

Correct answer: (a) honest
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What is the correct answere?

[Alan]

The correct answer is honest.
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story 'the' vs. 'a/an'

[Ann]

Can you explain the meaning of this sentence "She puts it another way and says she will be able to make ..."

Thank you very much
Ann

[Alan]

Hi Ann,

You asked:

[Tamta]

Hello Alan,

Why can't we use "honourable" here instead of "honest",I think they can be interchangeable.