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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
Illustrate

Illustration

Illustrator

Illuminate

Illumination

  1. A
    4, 5, 2, 1, 3
  2. B
    4, 5, 1, 2, 3
  3. C
    3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
  4. D
    4, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's arrange the words alphabetically by comparing letter by letter:
All words start with "Illu". Let's look at the 5th letter:

Illustrate (s)

Illustration (s)

Illustrator (s)

Illuminate (m)

Illumination (m)

Comparing 'm' and 's', 'm' comes first. So words 4 and 5 come before 1, 2, and 3.

Between 4 (Illuminate) and 5 (Illumination):

Both have "Illuminat"

4 has 'e' as the 10th letter.

5 has 'i' as the 10th letter.

Since 'e' comes before 'i', the order is 4, 5.

Now, between 1, 2, and 3:

Illustrate

Illustration

Illustrator

All share "Illustrat"

1 ends here (or has no further letters), so it comes first → 1

2 has 'i' after "Illustrat" → 2

3 has 'o' after "Illustrat" → 3

Combining them, the correct alphabetical dictionary order is: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3.

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Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary?
Illustrate

Illustration

Illustrator

Illuminate

Illumination
A
4, 5, 2, 1, 3
B
4, 5, 1, 2, 3
C
3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
D
4, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3

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