Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions.
Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales. ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a: to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b: to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue or sponsor advertising
-Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how advertise is used in the sentence above.

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Read the following sentence and dictionary entry for the word Advertise from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary and answer the following questions.  
Michael decided advertising in the school paper would help to increase his overall sales. ad·ver·tise \ ad-ver-tahyz\ vb -tised; -tising -vt 1: to make something known to: Notify 2 a: to make publicly and generally known <advertising their readiness to make concessions> b: to announce publicly esp. by printed notice or a broadcast. c: to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize ~ vi: to issue or sponsor advertising
-Of the transitive definitions, which one best fits how advertise is used in the sentence above.
A)1
B)2a
C)2b
D)2c

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The best choice is 2c because Michael intends to call public attention to his product (the one he wants to advertise) by emphasizing its desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize, which aligns with definition 2c: "to call public attention to esp. by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize."

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