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Producers working on a natural history documentary for a well- known film studio made a film about the Arctic. Its highlight was a featuring lemmings. Every few years, according to a widely believed story, lemming numbers increase to such an extent that the animals, swarming over the tundra, eventually deliberately commit suicide by swimming out to sea and themselves. So the film team working in northern Canada paid local children to collect live lemmings. A few dozen were then taken down to an on the banks of a river and filmed in such a way that a few dozen to be a plague. They were then chivvied until they came to the of the river bank and tumbled over it into the water. And the film-makers had their sequence.

appeared drowning sequence collect edge enclosure continue according

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Correct answer: sequence
Explanation: The word 'sequence' fits grammatically as a noun that describes a series of events or actions, which is appropriate in the context of a film highlight. It aligns with the context of discussing a specific part of the documentary that features lemmings.
Meaning: A 'sequence' refers to a particular part or segment of a film or event that is presented in a specific order.
Wrong options:
according: 'According' is a preposition that introduces a source or reference, which does not fit as it does not describe a part of the film.
enclosure: 'Enclosure' is a noun that refers to an area that is closed off, which does not fit as it does not describe a highlight of the film.
drowning: 'Drowning' is a gerund that describes the act of sinking in water, which does not fit as it does not describe a segment of the film.
continue: 'Continue' is a verb that means to persist in an action, which does not fit as it does not describe a part of the film.
collect: 'Collect' is a verb that means to gather items, which does not fit as it does not describe a highlight of the film.
appeared: 'Appeared' is a verb that indicates the act of becoming visible, which does not fit as it does not describe a segment of the film.
Correct answer: drowning
Explanation: The word 'drowning' fits grammatically as a gerund that describes the action of lemmings committing suicide by submerging in water. It aligns with the context of the sentence discussing the fate of the lemmings.
Meaning: 'Drowning' refers to the act of suffocating in water, which is the action being described in the context of the lemmings' behavior.
Wrong options:
edge: 'Edge' is a noun that refers to the boundary or border of something, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
according: 'According' is a preposition that introduces a source or reference, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
enclosure: 'Enclosure' is a noun that refers to an area that is closed off, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
sequence: 'Sequence' is a noun that refers to a part of a film, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
collect: 'Collect' is a verb that means to gather items, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
continue: 'Continue' is a verb that means to persist in an action, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
appeared: 'Appeared' is a verb that indicates the act of becoming visible, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
Correct answer: enclosure
Explanation: The word 'enclosure' fits grammatically as a noun that describes a confined area where the lemmings were kept for filming. It aligns with the context of the film team setting up a space for the animals.
Meaning: An 'enclosure' refers to an area that is closed off or fenced in, typically used for animals.
Wrong options:
edge: 'Edge' is a noun that refers to the boundary or border of something, which does not fit as it does not describe a location for the lemmings.
according: 'According' is a preposition that introduces a source or reference, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
drowning: 'Drowning' is a gerund that describes the act of sinking in water, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
sequence: 'Sequence' is a noun that refers to a part of a film, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
collect: 'Collect' is a verb that means to gather items, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
continue: 'Continue' is a verb that means to persist in an action, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
appeared: 'Appeared' is a verb that indicates the act of becoming visible, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
Correct answer: appeared
Explanation: The word 'appeared' fits grammatically as a verb that describes the action of the lemmings becoming visible in the film. It aligns with the context of creating an illusion of a larger number of lemmings.
Meaning: 'Appeared' means to become visible or to be seen, which describes how the lemmings were portrayed in the film.
Wrong options:
edge: 'Edge' is a noun that refers to the boundary or border of something, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
according: 'According' is a preposition that introduces a source or reference, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
drowning: 'Drowning' is a gerund that describes the act of sinking in water, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
sequence: 'Sequence' is a noun that refers to a part of a film, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
collect: 'Collect' is a verb that means to gather items, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
continue: 'Continue' is a verb that means to persist in an action, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
Correct answer: edge
Explanation: The word 'edge' fits grammatically as a noun that describes the boundary of the river bank where the lemmings tumbled over. It aligns with the context of the lemmings' movement towards the water.
Meaning: An 'edge' refers to the outermost point or boundary of something, in this case, the river bank.
Wrong options:
according: 'According' is a preposition that introduces a source or reference, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
drowning: 'Drowning' is a gerund that describes the act of sinking in water, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
enclosure: 'Enclosure' is a noun that refers to an area that is closed off, which does not fit as it does not describe a boundary.
sequence: 'Sequence' is a noun that refers to a part of a film, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
collect: 'Collect' is a verb that means to gather items, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
continue: 'Continue' is a verb that means to persist in an action, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.
appeared: 'Appeared' is a verb that indicates the act of becoming visible, which does not fit as it does not describe a location.

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