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Choose which of the spellings is correct:
1. The census official asked how many
dependents/dependants
I had.
dependents
dependants
2. The chairman seemed completely
uninterested/disinterested
in the meeting and fell asleep halfway through.
uninterested
disinterested
3. The medication may
effect/affect
your driving.
effect
affect
4. The
principle/principal
aim of the new law is to make it easier to convict offenders.
principle
principal
5. The hospital has finally achieved its full
complement/compliment
of nursing staff.
complement
compliment