Exercise 45. Study these easily confused words and complete the following sentences with the appropriate word:
define (v): to state or describe something clearly (You can define the word
“difficult” as “not easy.”);
determine (v): to decide or settle something conclusively (The law will
determine all our various duties towards our old parents.).
1. In the contract agreed between the union and the employers, overtime is
____ as work after 6 p. m. on weekdays, and anytime on Saturdays, Sundays,
and public holidays.
2. People ____ themselves by the choices they make.
3. Some scientists are concerned about the common misperception that
a person’s genes ____ all aspects of a person’s life, including health and
behaviour.
4. I have before said that every person has the right to, and can, ____
for himself what he will do, even to taking the life of another.
5. State programs use federal statistics that ____ the poverty level.
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