Tuesday, February 23, 2010

WORD PRECISION

WRONG WORD

Find and correct the error in the following piece. Explain the applicable rule.

"Defence lawyer Frank Miller, who represents Billy pressed Hilborn on the amount of people who visited the apartment."
Craig Pearson, "Killing linked to drug ripoff, murder trial told", The windsor Star, Tuesday, February 23, 2010.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "exigent".
What part of speech is "exigent"?
Identify two other parts of speech for "exigent".
Define "exigent" and use it in a sentence.

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