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djyliett [7]
2 years ago
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An author writes the following sentence and plans to use it in a descriptive passage. The wildlife photographer was in awe as sh

e watched the ferocious lion ____ its prey. Which word best completes the sentence for the author’s purpose? eat devour swallow consume
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2 answers:
Delvig [45]2 years ago
7 0
The most descriptive ones are devour and/or consume. Of course the words would have to change to past tense: the lion devoured its prey.
VMariaS [17]2 years ago
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The wildlife photographer was in awe as she watched the ferocious lion <em>devour </em>its prey.

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