<span>1. During the long spelling bee the young contestant was (indefatigable).
</span>Indefatigable means persisting tirelessly.
2. The (invincible) athlete won three gold medals.
Invincible means too powerful to be defeated.
3. After her surgery, my grandmother's speech was surprisingly (lucid.)
Lucid means bright or luminous.
4. She (dementedly) talked on and on about her failed math test.
Dementedly means crazily or madly.
5. The fashion show was an (ostentatious) presentation.
ostentatious means <span>designed to impress.</span>
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "C. There can be only one negative word in the whole sentence, even if there are two clauses." the statement that is true for sentences that have more than one clause is that t<span>here can be only one negative word in the whole sentence, even if there are two clauses.</span>
Answer:
A.to provide basic facts and ideas about a topic
Explanation:
The eight parts of speech are nouns, pronouns<span>, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, </span>conjunctions<span>, prepositions, and interjections
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The best answer would be Letter B - to entertain.
The author merely would like to provide amusement to the readers at his expense. It certainly does not persuade, explain, nor inform anything since it states - <span>But why bother with the descriptions; you’ve probably already grasped the idea!</span> - which could be taken as a witticism.