Read the following sentence: for southern sea otters to be considered for removal from the "threatened" species list, the population index would have to exceed 3,090 for three consecutive years, according to the southern sea otter recovery plan established by the u. s. fish and wildlife service. what does the word consecutive mean? a. following one after another b. initial numbers in a long study c. joined together for a special purpose d. randomly ordered for research

answer: group ii. when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able.

explanation: the word will be deplorable. -able will be used with the word 'deplore-'. the group ii is when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able is used for the word deplore- because the word deplore- has 'e' at the end of it.

1 - shakespeare

2 - stephen king

3 - stephenie meyer

4 - seiichi morimura

5 - sabrina elkins

6 - sally cheney

7 - samantha hunter

8 - shelley bates

9 - sue civil-brown

10 - sylvie kurtz