If the word is a two-syllable word ending in a short vowel + consonant pattern, double the final consonant if the second syllable of the word gets the accent. which spelling word results from the use of this rule?

acceptance
alliance
attendance
condense
condolence
conference
defense
existence
expense
experience
grievance
intelligence
intense
interference
nonsense
occurrence
perseverance
remembrance
repentance
resemblance
resistance
superintendence
vengeance
vigilance

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

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