Question

select the correct text in the passage.
based on your knowledge of word parts, which sentence uses the word partition correctly?

1. richard pulled his partition on over his shirt and examined himself in the mirror to make sure the colors matched.
2. becky stood behind the partition that separated the audience from the people backstage and waited for her cue to enter.
3. carol knew that the partition of egg and milk would separate quickly, so she hurried to add it to the mixing bowl.
4. kevin wondered why they were partitioning the entire town for signatures when the amendment would easily pass.

Explanation:

The word "partition" refers to a structure that divides a space or a group. In sentence 2, it correctly describes a divider separating the audience and backstage. Sentence 1 uses it as clothing (incorrect), sentence 3 uses it to mean a mixture component (incorrect, it confuses "partition" with "portion"), and sentence 4 uses it to mean gathering signatures (incorrect, misusing the verb form).

Answer:

1. Becky stood behind the partition that separated the audience from the people backstage and waited for her cue to enter.