The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word for each blank. The Zamboni is a massive machine that resurfaces scraped ice after figure skaters and hockey players scuff the ____ surface during practices, competitions, and games.

A) ice's
B) ices

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. The sun is an example of a medium heat, medium weight star. The hottest stars are blue in color , and the coolest stars are red.

A) wordy
B) trite