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The word 'gregarious' describes a person who is fond of company and highly sociable. Therefore, its correct antonym is 'solitary', which means tending to live or spend time alone. Distractors like 'social' (Option A) are incorrect because they are synonyms rather than antonyms.
The correct spelling of the word is 'Accommodation' because it requires both a double 'c' and a double 'm'. Distractors like 'Accomodation' are common spelling errors that incorrectly omit the second 'm', while 'Acomodation' incorrectly omits both necessary double consonants.
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The correct spelling of the word is 'Accommodation' because it requires both a double 'c' and a double 'm'. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
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Choose the correctly spelt word:
- Identify what the question tests: Choose the correctly spelt word:.
- The correct spelling of the word is 'Accommodation' because it requires both a double 'c' and a double 'm'.
- Distractors like 'Accomodation' are common spelling errors that incorrectly omit the second 'm', while 'Acomodation' incorrectly omits both necessary double consonants.
Traps the examiner sets
- Distractors like 'Accomodation' are common spelling errors that incorrectly omit the second 'm', while 'Acomodation' incorrectly omits both necessary double consonants.
- Option A ('silent') is incorrect because it is an antonym, describing someone who does not speak at all.
- Distractors like 'social' (Option A) are incorrect because they are synonyms rather than antonyms.
- Option A is incorrect because 'more smarter' creates a double comparative error, while 'more smart' is wrong because 'smart' forms its comparative by adding '-er'.
- Option B is incorrect because 'was built' changes the tense to simple past, altering the meaning of the ongoing action.
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