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which words would be the closest to the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?

grandma has always been afraid of dogs, ever since she was a little girl. so it was very surprising to us to hear her profess < ) how much she likes our dog, scooter. whenever we leave the house and grandma is home alone, she wants to be sure scooter is inside with her. i think it comforts her to know he’s there to protect her.

profess v. acknowledge, proclaim, announce, state

choose all answers that are correct.

a.
acknowledge

b.
proclaim

c.
announce

d.
state

which phrase from the paragraph best the reader understand the meaning of the underlined clause?

david dreamed of being an author one day and wanted to enter one of his stories in a writing contest. but he was afraid his story wasn’t very good. his mother read his story and told him he should definitely submit it. “nothing ventured, nothing gained,” she told her son. david sent his story in and when he learned he had won second place, he was thrilled he had given it a try and reached his goal.

a.
dreamed of being an author

b.
afraid his story wasn't very good

c.
had given it a try and reached his goal

d.
should definitely submit it