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Here is Sentence from the Story. Choose the Word from the Bracket Which Canbe Substituted for the Italicised Word in the Sentence.The Newspapers Proclaimed His Work as “A Scientific Revolution.”

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Question

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)

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Solution

declared .

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Chapter 4.1: A Truly Beautiful Mind - Thinking about Language [Page 51]

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Chapter 4.1 A Truly Beautiful Mind
Thinking about Language | Q 1.3 | Page 51

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