Question

Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence. The flight was about to take off when suddenly the authorities came to ensure the record of the maintanance department.

• A. maintnance
• B. maintainance
• C. maintenance
• D. maintainence

Answer 1

Answer:

C. maintenance

The word maintenance refers to the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved. It is often misspelled because people try to follow the spelling of the root verb "maintain." Root Word: Maintain (m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n) Transformation: When changing from the verb maintain to the noun maintenance, the "ai" in the second syllable is dropped and replaced with an "e". Breakdown: Main + ten + ance = Maintenance.