Answer:
because the stress is on the second syllable of the base word ending in consonant + vowel + consonant
Explanation:
If a multiple-syllable word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel and the accent is on the last syllable of the root word, double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
e.g. refer – referred, occur – occurrence, commit – committal, rebel – rebellion.
Answer:
The deacidification process preserves pages by neutralizing acid with magnesium oxide, raising the pH level of the paper, and minimizing the alkaline reserve. (Choice 3)
Explanation:
Choice 1 is wrong because you don't need a comma after and. You don't set off coordinating conjunctions with a comma when you give a list of items.
Choice 2 is wrong because you need a comma <u>before</u> and, <u>not after</u> it.
Choice 4 is wrong because you use a comma before and in a list of three or more items. Sentence 4 contains three items but no comma before and, which is wrong.
Answer:
The statement that best describes the excerpt is:
3- Most of the sentences have a similar structure.
Explanation:
The first two sentences may seem longer, having more elements. But from the third sentence on, what we have are simple clauses, independent sentences. The structure is so similar that Paine was able to omit the verb "to be" from the fourth sentence on, since it had been mentioned in the previous sentence, and the other are somehow a continuation of that same idea. Therefore, we can safely say that most of the sentences have a similar structure.
