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Read the dictionary entry.

sham n. 1. hoax, trick; 2. insincerity or falseness; 3. a person who knowingly gives a false impression

Which sentence uses Definition 2 of the word sham?


A. The business deal was a sham, and many investors lost their money.

B. The author turned out to be sham when her memoir was proved untrue.

C. The story about the horse that could perform calculations was a sham.

D. The game-show contestant revealed the sham in how he was portrayed.

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Answer:

Sentence B uses Definition 2 of the word sham.

Explanation:

Because when you replace the word sham with trick or hoax with in the other sentence they still work, but if you replace sham with trick in sentence B, it doesn't make sense.

'The author turned out to be false when her memoir was proved untrue' if you reword the meaning a little words.

fakenash

Answer:

B

Explanation:

I picked B because a sham means to be untrue, or to trick someone about something that isn't true, plus a memoir is a historical event that that person was apart of or they had special sources.

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