My neighbor rarely drives his car because he knows that the car’s worth will depreciate, or decrease in value, if it is in an accident or driven for many miles.

Read the sentence.

Which phrase in the sentence gives a definition for the word depreciate?

“drives his car”
“decrease in value”
“in an accident”
“driven for many miles”

Question

My neighbor rarely drives his car because he knows that the car’s worth will depreciate, or decrease in value, if it is in an accident or driven for many miles.

Read the sentence.

Which phrase in the sentence gives a definition for the word depreciate?

“drives his car”
“decrease in value”
“in an accident”
“driven for many miles”

Mercury · Answer

notice after "depreciate" there's a phrase in commas that's relevant to the word.