Multiple choice general knowledge

He took a sharp turn at the intersection in a __________ attempt to escape.

  1. desperate

  2. desparate

  3. dessparate

  4. dessperate
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Explanation

The correct spelling is 'desperate' with one 's' after 'e'. Options with double 's' (desparate) or doubled letters incorrectly are misspellings. The pattern is 'de-sper-ate' following standard English spelling rules.

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