Question

read the definitions.
taugh
taught /tôt/
verb
past tense of teach, meaning to show or explain how to do something
taut
taut /tôt/
adj.
pulled tight
pours
pours /pôrs/
verb
moves in a continuous flow
pores
pores /pôrs/
verb
the students were ________ that an accomplished scientist always ____ over the results of an experiment.
which homophones correctly complete the sentence?
o taught, pours
o taught, pores
o taut, pours
o taut, pores

Explanation:

• "Taught" is the past - tense of "teach", which makes sense in the context of students being instructed. "Taut" (meaning pulled tight) is not relevant here.
• "Pores over" is a common phrase meaning to study or examine carefully. "Pours" (meaning to flow) is incorrect in the context of examining experiment results.

Answer:

taught, pores