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Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Unit test

Question 3 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

Use the following definitions to answer the question.emit:1. (verb) to produce, to voiceomit:1. (verb) to leave something out, to forgetWhich sentence contains correct word usage?

Answer
A
The alarms omit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear.
B
The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages.
C
We are attempting to emit the last few chapters in order to save paper.
D
The movie emitted the offensive graphics that caused the boycott.

Explanation

“Omit” means to leave something out. In choice B, the teacher leaves out the lowest score when calculating the averages, so “omit” is used correctly. The other sentences need “emit,” meaning to produce or give off, or “omit” in place of “emit,” depending on the sentence.

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