A hurricane is a violent wind in nature
or
A hurricane is a violent storm in nature
A restrictive adjective clause is not set off with commas. The correct answer would be the first option. Restrictive clause is a clause that cannot be omitted in the sentence for it will change the idea of the whole sentence. It is the opposite of non-restrictive clause--a clause that serves as an additional information that is set off with commas.
Neither. Dormant and recessive are not synonyms because their definitions are not similar, nor are they antonyms because they aren't opposites, either. Dormant means to sleep. Recessive refers to a trait that is usually masked by a dominant trait.
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I believe it was a final act of mercy, i could be wrong but.....