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Which plural noun is misspelled?
The cool, rainy weather meant a dearth of tourists and plenty of available hotel rooms.

Use context clues to select the correct meaning of the underlined word.


shortage


surplus


assortment


quantity


oafs


beliefs


riffs


knifes

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The misspelled plural noun is "knifes" (correct plural: "knives").

The underlined word "dearth" means "shortage."