Use the following definitions to answer the question. emerge: 1. (verb) to come up, appear immerge: 1. (verb) to sink into, immerse Which sentence contains correct word usage?
Answer
A
The frog immerged among the water lilies to show its bulging eyes.
B
A beautiful rainbow emerged from behind the storm clouds.
C
The boat immerged from the fog so quickly that it nearly collided with us.
D
Be sure to emerge the beaters into the bowl before turning on the mixer.
Explanation
“Emerge” means to come up or appear. In choice D, the rainbow appeared from behind the storm clouds, so “emerged” is used correctly. The other choices confuse “immerge,” which means to sink into, with appearing or immersing something.
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