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circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in the bold-faced type is used incorrectly. 1. a. the jeweler carefully cut each facet

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OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

What word is bolded?

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9B Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly. 1. a. The jeweler carefully cut each facet of the sapphire. b. The young athlete claimed to be especially good at the facet of discus-throwing. c. A biographer must explore every facet of the subject's life. d. The facets of a grasshopper's eye are visible only under a microscope. 2. a. Several guests who received a last-minute recapitulation to the party decided not to attend. b. We expect a lecture to conclude when the speaker begins to recapitulate the main points. c. A study of history reveals that events are often a recapitulation of the past. d. Recapitulation of melody is an important element in music. 3. a. Behind a facade of confidence the young gymnast quivered with anxiety. b. The salesclerk recommended a washable facade to protect my clothing. c. Visitors to Hollywood film studios are often surprised to see mansions and main streets that have only facades. d. The facades of Gothic cathedrals are often decorated with statues of saints and biblical figures. 4. a. Choosing a college should not be a precipitate decision. b. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, precipitated World War I. c. When mountain snow begins to melt, experts often save lives by precipitating avalanches. d. Fortune-sellers allow people to precipitate the future. 5. a. The physicists who discovered the principle of the black hole have spent thousands of hours in cerebral activity. b. The basketball star enjoys both sports and cerebral games. c. The graduates wore robes of cerebral blue. d. The cerebral cortex is composed chiefly of gray matter responsible for important nervous responses in the body. 6. a. After only two weeks on the job, the shipping clerk had the effrontery to ask for a raise. b. The marathon runner's trademark was her orange effrontery. c. A reporter had the effrontery to ask the hostess if her diamonds were real. d. Until this century, a well-born bridegroom in China would be guilty of effrontery if he tried to meet his bride before the wedding. 7. a. After knocking over a china vase, the dog scampered off to efface itself in a far corner of the room. b. Decades of harsh weather had effaced the names on the tombstones. c. Leonardo da Vinci sometimes effaced drawings by painting over them. d. The preservation society effaced the historic house with paint of the original color. 8. a. In the last battle, Macduff keeps his sword unbloodied until he can confront the tyrant Macbeth and decapitate him. b. Confronted by six pairs of prancing gray horses, the royal carriage moved briskly past the cheering crowds. c. In pressing for women's voting rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton precipitated confrontation with opponents and police. d. Even veteran actors like the late Laurence Olivier sometimes experience stage fright when they confront an audience. 9. a. Time and weather had defaced the bronze Venetian horses. b. Early restorers of the Sistine Chapel in Rome unintentionally defaced some of Michelangelo's painted figures. c. The actors used an efficacious cold cream to deface themselves after a performance. d. Strip mining has been outlawed in some places because the process causes severe defacement of land.

OpenStudy (shal):

ill tell yu the bold faced words

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Can you please post one question at a time?

OpenStudy (shal):

ok

OpenStudy (shal):

Circle the letter of the sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly. 1. a. The jeweler carefully cut each facet of the sapphire. b. The young athlete claimed to be especially good at the facet of discus-throwing. c. A biographer must explore every facet of the subject's life. d. The facets of a grasshopper's eye are visible only under a microscope.

OpenStudy (shal):

facet is the bolf-faced word

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bold^

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

"Facet" is used incorrectly in: b. The young athlete claimed to be especially good at the facet of discus-throwing.

OpenStudy (shal):

would be able to help me with more plz?

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Yeah how many do you need help with?

OpenStudy (shal):

ther r 9 questions

OpenStudy (vera_ewing):

Ok, but you have to open a new question.

OpenStudy (shal):

ok

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