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What parts of speech are shown in the definition for the word conduct?

• noun

  n.

• verb

  v.

• verb and noun

  v. & n.

• adjectives

  adj.

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How many definitions are given for conduct when it is used as a *NOUN (only)?

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• 4

Write two sentences. Use conduct as a verb in one sentence. Use conduct as a noun in the other sentence.

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• edict

Select the correct definition for the word dugout. 

We had the chance to float down the river in an old dugout canoe.

• A boat, as in a canoe, made by hollowing out a log.

• A rough shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, as one used by soldiers for protection.

• A long, low shelter at the side of a baseball field in which team members sit when they are not playing.

Select the correct definition for the word dugout. 

We had the chance to float down the river in an old dugout canoe.

• A boat, as in a canoe, made by hollowing out a log.

• A rough shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, as one used by soldiers for protection.

• A long, low shelter at the side of a baseball field in which team members sit when they are not playing.

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