What words could replace the words IN BOLD PRINT in the text (material 9.A)? Choose the alternative that best fits the context and conveys a similar meaning.

14.1
It is a well-known truth that so long as English is changing, there will be people who are BELLY-ACHING about it, warning that if things keep going as they are, the language will soon be on life support and, as likely as not, dead within the year. (2 p.)

agitated
hushed
delighted

14.2
And, they have LAMENTED the usage of one pronoun in particular: singular they. (2 p.)

praised
grieved
avoided

14.3
All the while singular they has been LURKING in the background. (2 p.)

surfacing
hiding
abiding

14.4
That has added social conservatives to the word’s DETRACTORS, but has also given it steam. (2 p.)

users
critics
experts

14.5
And each evolution has added to the sense that this usage isn’t just CONVENIENT, it’s also grammatically okay. (2 p.)

accessible
manageable
inappropriate