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Craft and StructureMediumWord for a smell that spreads

Craft and Structure practice question

The smell of the bakery ____ the whole street each morning, drawing people from the bus stop.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. pervadedCorrect
  2. B. avoided
  3. C. cleaned
  4. D. measured

Answer: A. pervaded

Filling the whole street: pervaded.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. avoided
A smell that avoided the street would draw nobody.
C. cleaned
Smells do not clean.
D. measured
Smells do not measure.

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