Question

The spell-checker has provided suggestions to correct the misspelling of the words percistance and privledge in this sentence. It takes a lot of __________ to develop the level of skill necessary to qualify for the __________ of joining the Olympic team. a) persistence - privilege b) persistance - privledge c) persistance - privilege d) persistence - privledge

Answer 1

The correct option is 'a) persistence - privilege'. The corrected sentence is: 'It takes a lot of persistence to develop the level of skill necessary to qualify for the privilege of joining the Olympic team.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct words to fill in the blanks in the sentence are persistence and privilege. The correct spelling of the words are 'persistence' (not percistance or persistance) and 'privilege' (not privledge). Hence, the correct option is: (a) persistence - privilege.

The sentence, when corrected, is: 'It takes a lot of persistence to develop the level of skill necessary to qualify for the privilege of joining the Olympic team.'

Persistence is the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties. Privilege is a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has.

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