Language Test: Answer Key

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18. Choose the sentence that doesn't contain a mistake.

B is the only right answer. I see people write it as "baited breath" all the time, and IT'S WRONG. Do people think there's bait in the breath? To "bate" is to lessen, so it's sort of meaning you're holding your breath or hardly breathing in anticipation of something.

The others:


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