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In the word “circumnavigation,” the Latin prefix “circum” means to move in which of the following directions?  

A. Forward

B. Up

C. Around

D. Sideways

Answer Explanation:

Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.

Q #1: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?    

A. The young man exclaimed, “Wow, what fun we had today?!

B. The young man yelled, “Oh what a wonderful day to go see the seals’.”

C. The young man said, “It’s a nice day to take a walk in the park.”

D. The young man asked, “Have you read the “Hobbit”?

Answer Explanation

It follows all the rules of punctuation compared to the rest.
Q #2: The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and heat in the summer. Which of the following parts of speech describes the word “incredibly” as used in the sentence above?

A. Pronoun

B. Preposition

C. Adverb

D. Adjective

Answer Explanation

Adverb because it explains more about how the verb was done.
Q #3: "I had to wrack my brain and plum the depths of my resources to overcome the foul consequences of my previous vice." Which of the following homophones should be used to correct the sentence above?

A. Fowl

B. Rack

C. Plumb

D. Vise

Answer Explanation

Choice C, "plumb," is the appropriate word here. It means to measure the depth of something or to explore thoroughly, which fits the context of the sentence.

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