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taught
taught /tôt/
verb
past tense of teach, meaning to show or explain how to do something

taut
taut /tôt/
adj.
pulled tight

pours
pours /pôrs/
verb
moves in a continuous flow

pores
pores /pôrs/
verb
studies intently

the students were that an accomplished scientist always over the results of an experiment.

which homophones correctly complete the sentence?

taught, pours

taught, pores

taut, pours

taut, pores

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Aproblem associated with drinking a beverage while driving is a.you may swallow more than intended b.your hands will be greasy c.your judgment will be impaired

You have to go. you have to, yer the only doctor. go ahead on, you," bruh fox say. big doc rabbit went down to the brook again. the water was so cool and ribbly and it kept the crock of cream so fresh and cold. doc rabbit drank about half of the cream this time. then he went back up to brother fox with the hard labor of raisin the roof. heard tell about this phrase remind readers that these stories were usually told, not read. which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?