Asked by jk

Use the following definitions to answer the question.

emit:
1. (verb) to produce, to voice

omit:
1. (verb) to leave something out, to forget

Which sentence contains correct word usage?
The alarms omit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear.
The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages.
We are attempting to emit the last few chapters in order to save paper.
The movie emitted the offensive graphics that caused the boycott.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Sentence 2 is correct: "The teacher will omit the lowest score in order to increase the averages."

Corrections for the others:
- 1 (wrong): should be "The alarms emit a frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear."
- 3 (wrong): should be "We are attempting to omit the last few chapters in order to save paper."
- 4 (wrong): should be "The movie displayed/featured the offensive graphics that caused the boycott."