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Choose the correct word: 'The principal _____ behind the school's new policy is fairness.'

Aprincipal
Bprincipled
Cprinciple
Dprincipally
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. principle
Principle (noun) = a fundamental idea or rule. Principal (noun) = head of a school OR (adj.) main. **False-friend confusion:** principal/principle. The blank takes the noun 'principle'.
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