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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #52934 Yellow grease

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Yellow grease is waste cooking oil from restaurant fast food fryers. It is amarginally valuable commodity to its use as an additive in animal feeds and cosmetics, but it can only be sold if it a certain standard. In the past, a lot of yellow grease went to waste, to the that restaurants had to pay for it to be taken away. This was for home-brewers like Kevin Newman, who picked up gallons of grease from their local fast food outlet and turned it into clean fuel at a cost of about $1 a gallon.

to reaches arrives degree extent ideal due

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Correct answer: due
Explanation: The word 'due' indicates a reason or cause, which fits grammatically and contextually in the sentence as it explains why yellow grease is considered valuable. It aligns with the structure of the sentence, which is discussing the value of yellow grease in relation to its uses.
Meaning: 'Due' means because of or as a result of something.
Wrong options:
arrives: 'Arrives' is a verb that indicates reaching a destination, which does not fit the context of explaining value.
degree: 'Degree' is a noun that refers to the extent or level of something, but it does not convey the causal relationship needed here.
extent: 'Extent' is a noun that refers to the range or scope of something, which does not fit as it does not explain the reason for value.
ideal: 'Ideal' is an adjective that describes something as perfect or most suitable, which does not fit the context of explaining value.
reaches: 'Reaches' is a verb that indicates achieving a certain level, which does not fit the context of explaining value.
to: 'To' is a preposition that does not provide the necessary meaning to explain the value of yellow grease.
Correct answer: reaches
Explanation: The verb 'reaches' indicates the action of attaining a certain standard, which fits grammatically as it follows the subject 'it' (yellow grease) and maintains the sentence's logical flow.
Meaning: 'Reaches' means to arrive at or attain a certain level or standard.
Wrong options:
arrives: 'Arrives' is a verb that indicates reaching a destination, which does not fit the context of achieving a standard.
degree: 'Degree' is a noun that refers to the extent or level of something, but it does not fit grammatically as it does not indicate an action.
extent: 'Extent' is a noun that refers to the range or scope of something, which does not fit as it does not indicate an action.
ideal: 'Ideal' is an adjective that describes something as perfect or most suitable, which does not fit as it does not indicate an action.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that indicates a reason or cause, which does not fit as it does not indicate an action.
to: 'To' is a preposition that does not provide the necessary meaning to indicate an action.
Correct answer: extent
Explanation: The noun 'extent' refers to the degree or level to which something occurs, fitting grammatically as it describes the amount of yellow grease that went to waste, maintaining the logical flow of the sentence.
Meaning: 'Extent' means the range or degree to which something is true or occurs.
Wrong options:
arrives: 'Arrives' is a verb that indicates reaching a destination, which does not fit the context of describing a level of waste.
degree: 'Degree' is a noun that refers to the extent or level of something, but it does not fit the context of describing the amount of waste.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that indicates a reason or cause, which does not fit as it does not describe a level of waste.
ideal: 'Ideal' is an adjective that describes something as perfect or most suitable, which does not fit as it does not describe a level of waste.
reaches: 'Reaches' is a verb that indicates achieving a certain level, which does not fit as it does not describe a level of waste.
to: 'To' is a preposition that does not provide the necessary meaning to describe a level of waste.
Correct answer: ideal
Explanation: The adjective 'ideal' describes a situation that is most suitable or perfect, fitting grammatically as it describes the scenario for home-brewers, maintaining the logical flow of the sentence.
Meaning: 'Ideal' means most suitable or perfect for a particular purpose.
Wrong options:
arrives: 'Arrives' is a verb that indicates reaching a destination, which does not fit the context of describing a situation.
degree: 'Degree' is a noun that refers to the extent or level of something, but it does not fit as it does not describe a situation.
extent: 'Extent' is a noun that refers to the range or scope of something, which does not fit as it does not describe a situation.
due: 'Due' is an adjective that indicates a reason or cause, which does not fit as it does not describe a situation.
reaches: 'Reaches' is a verb that indicates achieving a certain level, which does not fit as it does not describe a situation.
to: 'To' is a preposition that does not provide the necessary meaning to describe a situation.

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