Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Can you please ______ me in sorting out these files on my computer?

assist

The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is assist.

The word assist means to help or to give support. In this case, the sentence is asking someone to assist in sorting out files on a computer. This means that the person is being asked to help with the task of sorting out the files.

The other options are not correct.

• Connive means to secretly help or to plot something. It does not make sense in this context because the person is not being asked to help secretly or to plot something.
• Abet means to help or to encourage something wrong. It does not make sense in this context because the person is not being asked to help or to encourage something wrong.
• Hinder means to make something difficult or to prevent something from happening. It does not make sense in this context because the person is not being asked to make something difficult or to prevent something from happening.