In the ________ stage of friendship, people begin to drift apart and might lose contact with one another.
A)nascent friendship
B)waning friendship
C)declining friendship
D)drifting friendship

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The term "waning" means to decrease in strength or intensity, which accurately describes the stage of friendship where people start to drift apart and lose contact with each other. The other options do not accurately describe this stage. "Nascent" means just beginning or developing, so it would refer to the early stage of a friendship. "Declining" would imply that the friendship was once strong but is now getting weaker, which might be a later stage than when people start to drift apart. "Drifting" is not inherently wrong, but it does not capture the sense of decrease or loss that is implied in the question.

In the ________ Stage of Friendship, People Begin to Drift