One or two words in each sentence should be omitted or corrected.  Write the word or words that should be omitted or the correction in the blank.
When the winner was about to be announced, Shelly couldn't scarcely breathe.?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


could replaces couldn’t

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