Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet . Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what’s the matter? Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted . Which is the best adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt?

“Affrighted” means frightened or scared. Ophelia is telling Polonius that something has frightened her, so “I have been scared” is the best adaptation; the other choices describe different feelings.

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