Question

look at this dictionary entry.

imminent \im - uh - nuhnt\\ adjective more imminent, most imminent

1. about to happen: early in 1980, volcanologists suspected that an eruption of mount st. helens was imminent. — from latin (imminere)

which sentence uses the word imminent correctly?

president barack obama appointed the imminent attorney elena kagan to the supreme court in 2009.

great britain, fearing an imminent german invasion, began building up its defenses in may of 1940.

Explanation:

The dictionary defines "imminent" as "about to happen". The first sentence uses it to describe an attorney, which is incorrect (the correct word would be "eminent" meaning distinguished). The second sentence uses "imminent" to describe a German invasion that was about to occur, matching the dictionary definition.

Answer:

Great Britain, fearing an imminent German invasion, began building up its defenses in May of 1940.