Read the sentence.

My grandfather, an avid gardener, once wrote to me, “Some days you can put off gardning _____ and other days you can’t.”

Which best fills in the blank?

[mistake]
[i.e.]
[sic]

Question

Read the sentence.

My grandfather, an avid gardener, once wrote to me, “Some days you can put off gardning _____ and other days you can’t.”

Which best fills in the blank?
 	
	[mistake]
	[i.e.]
	[sic]

atsie · Answer

[mistake] - To be wrong
[i.e.] -  used to clarify or rephrase a statement rather than listing options.
[sic] - Latin for "thus was it written" and is inserted after a quoted word or passage.

Look at those definitions carefully and re-read the sentence. Examine what would make most sense to you.