Declare vs. announce

[Ivy]

ESL/EFL Test "Planning a Business", question 8

Her next task was to have a meeting with the bank manager to ......... that she had a secure enough plan to warrant a loan.

(a) declare
(b) demonstrate
(c) state
(d) announce

ESL/EFL Test "Planning a Business", answer 8

Her next task was to have a meeting with the bank manager to demonstrate that she had a secure enough plan to warrant a loan.

Correct answer: (b) demonstrate
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why is declare wrong?
thanks

[Alan]

Hi ivy,

In this sentence she has to show (demonstrate) or prove. The verb declare simply means say or state and that is not the sense here.

Alan
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