Question

ive heard that our principals predecessor, or the person in that job before her, was excellent. the current leaders predecessor, that is, the last principal, ran things well and raised a lot of money for the school. this predecessor or previous principal had a good sense of humor too, which id like to see more of in our new leader. though its probably not fair to compare our school leader now with her predecessor or the one from the past, many people do miss the old principal!
quiz: who is a predecessor within your family?
a. any of your siblings.
b. your great - great - grandparents.
c. anyone you admire or respect.

Explanation:

To solve this, we first understand the meaning of "predecessor" from the passage: a predecessor is someone who held a position (or in a family context, a role/place in the family lineage) before another.

• Option a: Siblings are contemporaries (same generation), not predecessors.
• Option b: Great - great - grandparents are from a previous generation, so they are predecessors in the family lineage.
• Option c: Admired/ respected people don't have to be family or predecessors.

Answer:

b. Your great - great - grandparents.