The Following Sentences Form a Passage

question 15

Multiple Choice

The following sentences form a passage. Select the correct past tense verb for each blank. Huge brown pelicans ____ on the posts of the dock.

• A) lounged
• B) loungied

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The rate at which interest is paid by borrowers for the money that they borrow.

Preference for Liquidity

The desire to hold cash or easy-to-liquidate assets, often due to uncertainty or expectation of needing immediate funds.

Money Supply

The collective amount of currency and currency equivalents within an economy at a designated snapshot in time, including cash, coin forms, and savings and checking account deposits.

Economic Expansions

Periods of economic growth and increasing GDP, characterized by rising employment, consumer spending, and investment.