rung / ˈrəŋ / [Middle English; Old English hrung or crossbar] noun 1. one of the crosspieces of a ladder 2. the cross supports on the underside of a chair 3. a level of hierarchy wrung / ˈrəŋ / [Middle English; Old English wringan; German ringan, "to struggle"] transitive verb 1. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to squeeze or twist dry 2. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to extract or obtain by twisting and compressing 3. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to affect painfully Which sentences use wrung correctly? Choose two options. a. He wrung as much water out of the towel as he could before hanging it up. b. When she heard the news, she wrung her hands in frustration. c. The wrungs of the ladder are so unsturdy that the ladder should not be used. d. The students liked to balance their feet on the wrungs of the desk chairs. e. Hard work is required to reach the highest wrungs of success.

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Lilian Humphrey

6 September, 16:02

rung / ˈrəŋ / [Middle English; Old English hrung or crossbar] noun 1. one of the crosspieces of a ladder 2. the cross supports on the underside of a chair 3. a level of hierarchy wrung / ˈrəŋ / [Middle English; Old English wringan; German ringan, "to struggle"] transitive verb 1. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to squeeze or twist dry 2. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to extract or obtain by twisting and compressing 3. past tense of the verb wring, meaning to affect painfully Which sentences use wrung correctly? Choose two options. a. He wrung as much water out of the towel as he could before hanging it up. b. When she heard the news, she wrung her hands in frustration. c. The wrungs of the ladder are so unsturdy that the ladder should not be used. d. The students liked to balance their feet on the wrungs of the desk chairs. e. Hard work is required to reach the highest wrungs of success.

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Justice Reynolds · Answer 1

B. When she heard the news, she wrung her hands in frustration.

E. Hard work is required to reach the highest wrungs of success.

Juliana Ibarra · Answer 2

The answer to the question are options A (He wrung as much water out of the towel before hanging it up) and B (When she heard the news, she wrung her hands in frustration).

Explanation:

From the definitions of "rung" and "wrung" given, it could be noticed that "wrung" was used correctly in the options (a) and (b) while "wrung" was used incorrectly in options c, d and e. If "rung" has been used in options (c) and (d), then the sentences may have been correct. However, option (e) is not corect in actual context as there is no phrase as "wrungs of success" as used in the sentence.