Errors in Word Choice exercise 33.3 Copy

1) The mineral talc is (_____________) soft that it can be scratched with a fingernail.

2) Oceanographers use rohots and unmanned submarines to explore parts of the ocean that are (____________) deep for people to explore safely.

3) (_______________) much paper money was printed during the Revolutionary War that it became almost worthless.

4) The walking stick is an insect with (_____________) close resemblance to a twig that it escapes the notice of its enemies.

5)  At present, solar cells are (_____________) expensive and inefficient to be used in the commercial generation of electricity.

6) Acrylic plastics are very hard and are (______________) clear as glass.

7) Founded in 1682, Norfolk developed (______________) prosperous sea trade that it quickly became the largest town in the colony of Virginia.

8) Continental islands are (___________) close to continents that their plant and animal life are identical to life on the mainland.

9) Timberline is the elevation on a mountainside above which temperatures he come (______________) cold for most trees to grow.

10) A few people have (_____________) good eyesight that they can actually see the brightest stars during full daylight.