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Vocabulary in context (collocation with staple foods) “Wheat ______ carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.” Choose the verb that fits best in formal, scientific English.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: provides

Explanation:

Given data

  • Nutritional role of wheat listed (carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, fibre).


Concept/Approach
In nutrition/health contexts, the standard verb is provide when stating what a food supplies to the diet.


Option analysis
provides — correct collocation: “X provides nutrients.”has — grammatically possible but less precise than “provides.”gives — informal; weaker collocation.yields — used in production contexts (e.g., crop yield), not typical for nutritional statements.


Final Answer
provides

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